- 1705 Johann Löhner, German composer, dies at 59
- 1758 Johann Balthasar König, German Baroque composer, mainly of hymn music, dies at 67
- 1784 Pierre Leclair, French composer and violinist, dies at 74
- 1803 Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch poet of children's poems (Proeve van kleine gedigen voor Kinder), dies at 56
- 1932 Hugo Kaun, German composer, dies at 69
- 1944 Mikulas Moyzes, Slovak composer, dies at 71
- 1951 Simon Barere, Russian pianist, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 54 while performing Grieg's Piano Concerto at Carnegie Hall
- 1961 Wallingford Riegger, American cellist, composer (New Dance; Cooper Square), and educator, dies from head injuries in a dog walking accident at 75
- 1965 Renzo Bossi, Italian composer, and educator (Milan Conservatory), dies at 81
- 1969 Fortunio Bonanova, Spanish actor and opera singer (My Best Gal, Havana Rose), dies at 74
- 1973 Jascha Horenstein, Russian-born American conductor, dies at 74
- 1980 Pascual de Rogatis, Argentine composer (Huemac; Estampas Argentinas), dies at 99
Buddy Rich (1917-1987)
American jazz drummer and bandleader (Buddy Rich Band - "Away We Go"), dies at 69
- 1992 Paula Kelly, American big band singer (The Modernaires), dies at 72 [1]
- 1995 Julius Hemphill, American jazz saxophonist, and composer, dies from complications of diabetes at 57
- 1995 Leo LeBlanc, American country musician and pianist who was legally blind, dies of cancer at 55
- 1996 Guitar Gabriel [Robert Lewis Jones], American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 70
- 1997 Zsolt Durko, Hungarian composer, dies at 62
- 2003 (Charles) Edwin Starr [Hatcher], American soul and R&B singer ("War"), dies of a heart attack at 61
- 2008 Jacques Bondon, French composer, dies at 80
- 2009 Clifford “Bud” Shank, American jazz saxophonist and flute player, dies of a pulmonary embolism at 82
- 2011 George E Mahlberg, American astronomer (Mt Palomar/Mt Wilson, California, 1974-78), movie actor, sound engineer, and DJ (Dr. Cosmo), dies at 56
- 2015 Doug Sax, American mastering engineer (Bob Dylan, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Ray Charles), dies of cancer at 78
- 2016 Gato Barbieri, Argentinian Latin jazz musician (Last Tango in Paris), dies at 83
- 2020 Claudio Spies, Chilean American composer, dies at 95
- 2021 Morris "B. B." Dickerson, American bassist (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"), dies at 71
- 2023 Seymour Stein [Steinbigle], American music label executive (Sire Records- signed Madonna, Ramones, Talking Heads), and co-founder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, dies of cancer at 80 [1]
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