1661 Georg Böhm – German composer and organist (d.1733); music influenced the young J. S. Bach.
1773 probable first performance of Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 48 'Maria Theresia' at the country estate of Prince Nicholas of Esterhazy; it is known The Empress was entertained by Haydn's chamber orchestra on the occasion.
1862 Alphons Diepenbrock – Dutch composer, conductor, essayist and classicist (d.1921); earned his doctorate cum laude in 1888 with a dissertation in Latin on the life of Seneca; as a composer, completely self-taught from an early age.
1917 Laurindo Almeida – Brazilian composer and guitarist (d.1995); first artist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances.
1953 John Zorn – American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (71 years old); quote: "All the various styles are organically connected to one another. I'm an additive person - the entire storehouse of my knowledge informs everything I do. People are so obsessed with the surface that they can't see the connections, but they are there."
1956 Paul Goodwin – English conductor, former oboist (68 years old); recognized as one of the world's foremost early oboe specialists, playing all periods of music on historical oboes, and was principal oboist of The English Concert and the London Classical Players; in 1996, made the decision to give up his oboe career and dedicate himself solely to conducting.
1976 Matthew Trusler – English violinist (48 years old); graduated from the Curtis Institute in 1998; founded the label Orchid Classics in 2005.