- 1714 Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, German composer, dies at 56
- 1764 Johann Balthasar Freisslich, German organist, composer, Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig), 1731-64), dies at 77
- 1764 Johann Mattheson, German composer, dies at 82
- 1854 Gottlob Wiedebein, German composer, dies at 74
- 1873 Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, Ukrainian composer, baritone and playwright, dies at 60
- 1891 Guildo Alary, Italian-born French composer, dies at 77
- 1899 Hans Balatka, Moravian-American conductor (Milwaukee Musikverein; Chicago Oratorio Society), author (Condensed History of Music), and composer, dies at 74
- 1941 Al Bowlly, South African-British dance band vocalist ("Midnight, The Stars, And You"), and bandleader, dies in a German bombing raid of London at 43
- 1960 Eddie Cochran, American rock vocalist and guitarist ("Summertime Blues"; "C'Mon Everybody"), dies in a English taxi-car crash at 21
- 1967 Henry "Red" Allen, American jazz trumpeter, dies of pancreatic cancer at 59
- 1971 Carmen Lombardo, Canadian musician, dies at 67
- 1971 Roberto Lupi, Italian composer, dies at 62
- 1974 Herbert Elwell, American composer (Happy Hypocrite), dies at 75
- 1974 Vinnie Taylor, American rock guitarist (Sha Na Na), dies of a drug overdose at 25
- 1983 Felix Pappalardi, American rock music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist (Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"), shot and killed by his wife, Gail, at 43
- 1986 Teddy Kotick, American jazz double bassist (Phil Woods; Charlie Parker; Bill Evans), dies of a brain tumor at 57
- 1987 Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (The Upsetters; Bob Marley & Wailers), murdered at 36
- 1989 Charles Lampkin, American character actor (Frank’s Place - "Tiger Shepin"; Roots: The Next Generation), spoken word artist, musician, and educator, dies at 76 [1]
- 1992 Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, American jazz and session saxophonist and clarinetist (Dorsey Brothers; Benny Goodman; Lawrence Wlek), dies at 80
- 1992 Hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure
- 1997 (Averil) Mary Thomas, Welsh lyric soprano of both early and contemporary concert music, dies at 64
Linda McCartney (1941-1998)
American photographer, musician (Wings) and wife of Paul McCartney, dies of breast cancer at 56
- 2003 Earl King, American R&B and blues guitarists, singer, and songwriter ("Come On"; "Big Chief"), dies from diabetes-related complications at 69
- 2008 Danny Federici, American rock organist, accordionist, and glockenspieler (E Street Band), dies of melanoma at 58
- 2011 Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist, composer (Na shledanou v Praze (Good-bye in Prague); Moonscape), conductor, and educator (University of Sydney, 1960-91), dies at 84
- 2011 Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
- 2012 Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer, dies from a heart attack at 64
- 2013 Bi Kidude, Tanzanian Taarab singer, dies at c. 100
- 2013 Deanna Durbin [Edna Mae Durbin], Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday, Three Smart Girls, 100 Men & a Girl), dies at 91
- 2016 Warren Davis, American doo-wop singer (The Monotones - "The Book of Love"), dies at 77
- 2020 Arlene Saunders [Soszynski], American soprano, 1961-85 (Hamburg Opera; New York Metropolitan Opera), dies of COVID-19 complications at 89
- 2020 Matthew Seligman, British studio and touring new wave rock bassist (Robyn Hitchcock; Thompson Twins; Thomas Dolby), dies from COVID-19 complications at 64
- 2022 Radu Lupu, Romanian Grammy Award-winning concert pianist (Van Cliburn Competition - gold, 1966; George Enesco Competition - 1st prize, 1967), dies at 76
- 2022 Re Styles [Shirley Macleod], Dutch-American actress (Space Is The Place), designer, and rock vocalist (The Tubes, 1976-79), dies at 72
- 2023 April Stevens [Caroline LoTempio], American vocalist ("Deep Purple" - the song, not the band), dies at 93
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