Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
German composer and conductor (Hungarian Dances; A German Requiem), dies at 63
- 1901 Richard D'Oyly Carte, British opera impresario (Gilbert & Sullivan operas), dies at 56
- 1907 Theodor Aufrecht, German linguist, Indologist and translator (Rigveda's Hymns), dies at 85
- 1909 Benjamin Johnson Lang, American conductor and composer, dies at 71
- 1919 Paul Geisler, German conductor, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 62
- 1920 Homer Newton Bartlett, American pianist, organist and composer, dies at 74
- 1930 Emma Albani, Canadian operatic soprano, dies at 82
- 1942 Albert Siklós, Hungarian composer, dies at 63
- 1942 Paul Gilson, Belgian composer, dies at 76
- 1949 Basil Harwood, English composer, dies at 89
- 1950 Adolf Wiklund, Swedish composer, dies at 70
- 1950 Kurt Weill, German-American composer and collaborator of Bertolt Brecht (Die Dreigroschenoper - The Threepenny Opera), dies after a heart attack at 50
- 1962 Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer, dies at 78
- 1972 Ferde Grofé American composer (Grand Canyon Suite), dies at 80
- 1976 Maurice Johnstone, English brass band composer, dies at 75
- 1978 Ray Noble, English bandleader, comedian and actor (The Very Thought of You), dies at 74
- 1983 Danny Rapp, American pop singer (Danny & The Juniors - "At The Hop"), takes his own life at 41
- 1984 Antanas Račiūnas, Lithuanian composer and pedagogue, dies at 78
- 1986 Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75
- 1987 Hans Gál, Austrian-British composer (Die heilige Ente (The Sacred Duck)), dies at 97
- 1990 Sarah Vaughan, American jazz and pop singer ("Body and Soul; "Broken Hearted Melody"), often known as "Sassy" and "The Divine One", dies of lung cancer at 66
- 1992 (Lloyd) "Slim" Andrews, American actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory), comic, and singer-songwriter, dies at 85 [1]
- 1996 (Roosevelt) "Booba" Barnes, American blues guitarist, dies at 59
- 1999 Lionel Bart, English pop and theatrical music composer (Oliver), and writer, dies of liver cancer at 68
- 2001 Lester "Big Daddy" Kinsey, American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, dies at 74
- 2002 Fad Gadget [Francis Tovey], English singer and musician, dies of a heart attack at 45
- 2003 Homer Banks, American singer and songwriter ("Be What You Are"), dies at 61
- 2005 Tony Croatto [Hermes Martinis], Italian-Puerto Rican folk song singer and composer (Los TNT; Haciendo Punto en Otro Son), and television presenter, dies of cancer at 65
- 2007 Zoltan Pongracz, Hungarian composer (Mariphonia), dies at 95
- 2010 Dušan Radić, Serbian composer, dies at 80
- 2011 Calvin Russell [Kosler], American blues, roots, and rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dream Of The Dog), dies of liver cancer at 62
- 2013 Robert Ward, American composer (Pantaloon), dies at 95
- 2015 Andrew Porter, British organist, opera director, music critic, and librettist, dies at 86
- 2015 Bob Burns, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a car crash at 64
- 2016 Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer and musician (Terminal Choice; Finian's Rainbow), dies at 84
- 2017 Kishori Amonkar, Indian classical Hindustani singer, dies at 84
- 2018 Lill-Babs [Barbro Margareta Svensson], Swedish pop singer, (Eurovision, 1961) actress, and television presenter, dies of heart failure while battling cancer at 80
- 2021 Jill Corey [Norma Jean Speranza], American pop singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 85
- 2024 Albert "Tootie" Heath, American jazz hard bop drummer (John Coltrane; Art Farmer; Jimmy Heath; Tete Montoliu, Yusef Lateef), dies of leukemia at 88 [1]
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