- 1670 Loreto Vittori, Italian composer and mezzo-soprano singer, dies at 69
- 1691 Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, French composer, harpsichordist and organist, dies at 62
- 1728 Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, Spanish organist, composer (La púrpura de la rosa), and maestro de capilla (Catedral de Lima, Peru, 1676-1707), dies at 83
- 1732 Cajetan Kolberer, German composer, dies at 63
- 1742 Mihael Omerza, Slovenian composer, dies at 62
- 1762 Johann Samuel Endler, German composer, musician, and conductor, dies at 67
- 1812 Franz Sebastian Haindl, German composer and violinist, dies at 85
- 1847 Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish writer, composer and Swedish nationalist, dies at 64
- 1885 William Henry Holmes, English composer, dies at 73
- 1897 Clement Harris, English composer, killed fighting in the Greco-Turkish war at 25
- 1905 Karel Komzák II, Bohemian-Viennese violinist, and composer of marches and dances (Bad’ner Mad’ln), dies when he falls under train at 54 [1]
- 1933 Blair Fairchild, American composer and diplomat, dies at 55
- 1946 Jesús Castillo, Guatemalan composer (Quiché Vinak), dies at 68
- 1952 Elisabeth Schumann, German soprano, dies at 63
- 1969 Krzysztof Komeda, Polish jazz pianist and film composer (Rosemary's Baby), dies of head injuries as the result of a fall at 37
- 1979 Doug Rauch, American rock and jazz-fusion bassist (Santana, 1972-74), dies of a heroin overdose at 28
- 1984 (William) "Red" Garland, American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 1984 Juan Tizol, Puerto Rican jazz trombonist (Duke Ellington), and composer ("Caravan"; "Perdido"), dies at 84
Harold Arlen (1905-1986)
American popular song composer ("Over the Rainbow"; "It's Only A Paper Moon"; "Stormy Weather"), dies of cancer at 81
- 1991 Johnny Thunders [Genzale], American punk rock guitarist (New York Dolls), dies from a combination of leukemia and drug abuse at 38
- 1993 Daniel Jones, Welsh composer, dies at 80
- 1995 Lonesome Sundown [Cornelius Green III], American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66
- 1999 Melba Liston, American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer, dies at 73
- 2005 Robert Farnon, Canadian classical and light music composer and conductor dies at 87
- 2010 Norman Wright, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (Del-Vikings - “Come Go With Me”), dies at 72
- 2011 Peter Lieberson, American composer, dies of cancer at 64
- 2011 Tom King, American rock guitarist, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger (The Outsiders - "Time Won't Let Me"), dies of congestive heart failure at 68
- 2012 Chris Ethridge, American country rock bass guitarist (International Submarine Band; The Flying Burrito Brothers), dies from pancreatic cancer at 65
- 2012 Tommy Marth, American rock saxophone player (the Killers, 2008-2010), dies of self-inflicted gunshot at 33
- 2013 Bob Brozman, American world music guitarist, ethnomusicologist, and educator, commits suicide at 59
- 2014 Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan jazz saxophonist, arranger and teacher, dies of stomach cancer at 67
- 2014 Patric Standford, British composer (Taikayoku; Christus Requiem), dies at 75
- 2014 Volker Wangenheim, German conductor and composer (Sinfonia Notturna), dies at 85
- 2018 Bob Dorough, American jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, songwriter, arranger, and producer (Schoolhouse Rock!; Too Much Coffee Man), dies at 94
- 2021 Charlie Black, American country music songwriter (Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight"; K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"), dies at 71
- 2022 Arno [Arnold Hintjens], Belgian rock singer-songwriter (TC Matic), pancreatic cancer at 72
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