Births
- 1867 – Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor (d. 1957)
- 1881 – Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (d. 1945) (pictured)
- 1925 – Flannery O'Connor, American author (d. 1964)
- 1934 – Gloria Steinem, American author
- 1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer (d. 2018)
- 1947 – Elton John, English singer and songwriter
- 1981 – Casey Neistat, American YouTuber and co-founder of Beme
Deaths
- 1914 – Frédéric Mistral, French poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
- 1918 – Claude Debussy, French composer (b. 1862)
Births
- 1867 – Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor (d. 1957)
- 1881 – Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (d. 1945) (pictured)
- 1925 – Flannery O'Connor, American author (d. 1964)
- 1934 – Gloria Steinem, American author
- 1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer (d. 2018)
- 1947 – Elton John, English singer and songwriter
- 1981 – Casey Neistat, American YouTuber and co-founder of Beme
Deaths
- 1914 – Frédéric Mistral, French poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
- 1918 – Claude Debussy, French composer (b. 1862)