1712 Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, Spanish organist and composer, dies at 67
1813 Christian Danner, German violinist and composer, dies at 55
1905 Ignatio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (Danzas Cubanas), dies at 57
1922 Kyrylo Stetsenko, Ukrainian composer (Burlaka), choral conductor, music critic, teacher, and later, Ukrainian Orthodox priest, dies of typhus while tending to the sick during an outbreak at 39
1935 Leroy Carr, American blues piano player and singer-songwriter ("How Long, How Long Blues"), dies of nephritis of the kidneys at 30
1943 Joseph Achron, Lithuanian-American concert violinist and composer (Golem Suite), dies at 56
1943 Karl Adrian Wohlfart, Swedish composer, dies at 68
1956 Nemesio Otaño, Spanish organist, choral director, educator, and composer (Basque Suite), dies at 75
1957 Olallo Morales, Spanish-Swedish pianist, composer, conductor, and educator, dies at 82
1961 (Irving Milford) "Miff" Mole, American jazz trombonist, and composer (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies - "Slippin' Around"; Sophie Tucker), dies at 63
1961 Cisco Houston, American folk singer (b. 1918)
1967 J. B. Lenoir, African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the 1950s, dies from injuries sustained in a car crash at 38
1990 Floyd Butler, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction - "Grazin' in the Grass"), dies of a heart attack at 52
1993 Mick Ronson, English rock guitarist (David Bowie's Spiders From Mars), and producer (Mott the Hoople; Lou Reed), dies of liver cancer at 46
1997 Keith Ferguson, American blues-rock bassist (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of liver failure due to heroin use at 50
1999 Léon Barzin, Belgian-American conductor (NY City Ballet, 1948-58), dies at 98
1999 Perry Ford [Brian Pugh], British pop singer, session musician and songwriter (The Ivy League - "Tossing And Turning"), dies at 65
2005 (Gwendolyn) Dianne Brooks, American R&B, jazz, session and touring vocalist (Three Playmates - "Sugah Wooga"; solo - "Walking On My Mind"; Anne Murray), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 66
2005 Mariana Levy, Mexican actress, singer, and television show host, dies of a heart attack at 39
2008 Michael "Micky" Waller, British blues and rock drummer (Long John Baldry; Jeff Beck Group), dies of liver failure at 66
2010 Johannes Fritsch, German composer, dies at 68
2011 David Mason, British orchestral, solo and session trumpet player (The Beatles "Penny Lane"), dies of leukemia at 85
2012 Jim McCrary, American photographer (album covers such as Tapestry, Ticket to Ride), dies of a chronic nervous system disorder at 72
2013 John La Montaine, American composer, dies at 93
2014 (Abraham) "Glenn" Osser, American arranger and orchestra leader (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue; Miss America Pageant), dies at 99
2014 Gailene Stock, Australian ballerina, teacher, and dance school director, dies of cancer at 68
2014 Paul Goddard, American rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So In To You"), dies of cancer at 68
2016 Dmytro Hnatyuk, Ukrainian baritone (1951-88), opera director State Opera, 1975-88), and parliamentarian, dies at 91
2021 Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"), singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO), dies at 75
2021 Pierce Fulton, American electronic dance music DJ and record producer ("Runaway"; "Better Places"), dies at 28
2023 Don Sebesky, American Grammy and Tony Award-winning arranger, composer, orchestra leader, jazz trombonist, and accordion player (Maynard Ferguson; Wes Montgomery; CTI Records), dies of complications of Parkinson's disease at 85 [1]
2023 Tim Bachman, Canadian rock guitarist and vocalist (Brave Belt; Bachman–Turner Overdrive), dies of brain cancer at 71
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