- 1758 Jan Francisci, Slovak composer, dies at 66
- 1764 Jaime de Casellas, Spanish composer, dies at 73
- 1871 Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, Austrian composer, dies at 59
- 1901 Richard Redhead, English organist, and composer of sacred music, dies at 81
- 1915 Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (Prometheus), dies at 43
- 1950 Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, Polish composer (Lalita), and pedagogue, dies at 70
- 1950 Karl Straube, German organist and conductor, dies at 77
- 1954 Torsten Ralf, Swedish operatic tenor (Daphne - "Apollo"), dies at 53
- 1977 Joe Garland, American big band jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer (In the Mood; Serenade To A Savage), dies at 73
- 1992 Olivier Messiaen, French composer (L'Ame en Bourgeon; St Francois d'Assise), dies at 83
- 1992 Sol K. Bright, Hawaiian steel-guitar player, singer (Hollywaiians), and songwriter ("Hawaiian Cowboy"), dies at 72
- 1999 Al Hirt, American jazz trumpeter (Greatest Horn in the World), dies of liver failure at 76
- 2000 Vicki Sue Robinson, American stage and screen actress, and pop singer ("Turn the Beat Around"), dies of cancer at 45
Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007)
Russian cellist and conductor, dies at 80
- 2009 Frankie Manning, American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and one of the founding fathers of Lindy Hop, dies at 94
- 2010 Morris Pert, Scottish session jazz-rock drummer, percussionist, pianist, and contemporary classical composer (Ankh; Auroura), dies at 62
- 2011 Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (Dean Martin Show), dies at 75
- 2012 Jan Bark, Swedish jazz, classical, and avant agrde trombonist and composer, dies at 78
- 2015 Rolf Smedvig, American classical trumpet player (Boston Symphony, 1971-81; Empire Brass, 1972-2015), and educator (Boston University), dies of a heart attack at 62
- 2020 Lynn Harrell, American classical cellist, educator, and Grammy Award-winner, dies of a stroke at 76
- 2022 Judy Henske, American folk singer (High Flying Bird), dies at 85
- 2023 (Charles William) "Wee Willie" Harris, English singer known as "Britain's wild man of rock 'n' roll", dies at 90 [1]
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