- 1776 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theorist and composer, dies at 67
- 1782 Josef Seger [Segert], Czech composer, organist, and educator, dies at 66
- 1844 Henri-Montan Berton, French composer, dies at 76
- 1883 Octave Fouque, French pianist and composer, dies at 38
- 1892 Édouard Lalo, French composer (Symphonie Espagnole; Le roi d'Ys), dies at 69
- 1925 André Caplet, French composer and conductor (Conte Fantastic, Le miroir de Jesus), dies from WWI gas attack issues at 45
- 1929 Ödön Mihalovich, Hungarian composer, dies at 86
- 1944 Mezio Agostini, Italian composer, dies at 68
- 1962 Solomon Pimsleur, French composer, dies at 61
- 1968 Stephen H. Sholes, American record producer (Elvis) and label executive (RCA Victor, 1929-68), dies of a heart attack at 57
- 1976 Frutuoso de Lima Viana, Brazilian pianist and composer, dies at 79
- 1977 Charles Sanford, American orchestra leader (Your Show of Shows), dies at 71
Jane Froman (1907-1980)
American singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), dies at 72
- 1983 Earl "Fatha" Hines, American jazz pianist and bandleader (Deep Forest), dies at 79
- 1985 José de Lima Siqueira, Brazilian conductor, and composer, dies at 78
- 1987 Irving Ashby, American jazz and session guitarist (Lionel Hampton - "Flying Home"; Nat King Cole Trio; Oscar Peterson Trio), dies at 66
- 1989 Benjamin "Bull Moose" Jackson, American R&B saxophone player and singer ("Hurry, Hurry"), dies at 70
- 1994 Jack Bently, English trombonist, dies at 80
- 1995 Don Pullen, American pianist and composer, dies at 53
- 1999 Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (first Greek artist to record or re-record the authentic, "prohibited" rebetika songs in the early 1970s with their original lyrics), dies at 60
- 2001 Ludvig Nielsen, Norwegian organist, composer, choir director, and conductor (Nidaros Cathedral, 1935-76), dies at 95
- 2003 Felice Bryant, American songwriter (Bye Bye Love; Wake Up Little Susie), dies at 77
- 2008 Paul Davis, American country-rock-pop singer-songwriter and piano player ("I Go Crazy"; "65 Love Affair"), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 2013 Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian Carnatic violinist and composer, dies at 82
- 2013 Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist who opened the Woodstock Festival ("Freedom"; "Here Comes The Sun"), dies from a heart attack at 72
- 2017 Václav Kučera, Czech composer (Concierto imaginativo; Homenaje a Salvador Dalí), dies at 87
- 2019 Dave Samuels, American vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance), dies at 70
- 2019 Heather Harper, Northern Irish operatic soprano (Britten's War Requiem), dies at 88
- 2020 Robert "Bootsie" Barnes, American jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of CovidCOVID-19 at 82 [1]