- 1681 Alfonso Marsh, English composer and lutenist, dies at 54
- 1793 Ernestus Weinrauch, German composer, dies at 62
- 1821 Félix Máximo López, Spanish composer, dies at 78
- 1851 Antoine-Charles Glachant, French violinist, composer, and artillery commander, dies at 79
- 1879 Ernst Richter, German musical theorist and composer, dies at 70
- 1916 Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, Basque composer, dies at 62
- 1931 Paul Vidal, French composer and conductor, dies at 67
- 1933 Sigfrid Karg-Elert, German composer, dies at 55
- 1939 Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, Spanish composer, dies at 89
- 1944 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, Polish composer and conductor, dies at 59
- 1947 Konrad Friedrich Noetel, German composer, dies at 43
- 1954 Philip Greeley Clapp, American composer and educator (University of Iowa, 1919-54), dies at 65
- 1963 Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist, dies at 71
- 1976 Akio Yashiro, Japanese composer, dies at 46
- 1976 Phil Ochs, American anti-war folk singer ("I Ain't Marching Anymore"; "Draft Dodger Rag"), commits suicide at 35
- 1982 Wilfred Pelletier, Canadian conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 85
- 1988 Brook Benton [Benjamin Franklin Peay], American soul vocalist (It's Just a Matter of Time; Rainy Night in Georgia), dies of meningitis at 56
- 1988 Dave Prater, American R&B singer and musician (Sam & Dave - "Soul Man"), dies in a car crash at 50
- 1996 Luis Sandi, Mexican musician and composer, dies at 95
- 1997 Mae Boren Axton, American songwriter, known as the"Queen Mother of Nashville" ("Heartbreak Hotel"), drowns in her hot tub during a heart attack at 82
- 1998 Tom Cora, American cellist and composer, dies at 44
- 2001 Graziella Sciutti, Italian operatic soprano, teacher, and opera producer, dies at 64 [1]
- 2006 Robin Orr, Scottish composer, dies at 96
- 2009 Randy Cain, American soul singer (4 Gents; Delfonics - "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"), dies at 63
- 2011 Daniel Catán, Mexican composer (Rappaccini's Daughter; Florencia en el Amazonas), dies at 62
- 2011 Roger Nichols, American recording engineer, producer and inventor (Steely Dan; John Denver), dies of pancreatic cancer at 66
- 2012 Dave Shriver, American rock bassist (Eddie Cochran, Trini Lopez), and music director, dies of cardiac arrest following a stroke at 76
- 2017 Alan Henderson, Irish rock bassist (Them), dies at 72
- 2017 Bob Wootton, American country and rockabilly guitarist (Johnny Cash, 1968-97), dies of complications from dementia at 75
- 2020 Dmitri Smirnov, Russian-British classical composer (Solo for Harp; Thel; Red Bells), and teacher, dies of COVID-19 at 71
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American rapper (..And Then There Was X), and actor (Romeo Must Die), dies of a heart attack at 50 [1] [2]
- 2023 Karl Berger, German-American jazz pianist, vibraphone player, and musicologist, dies of post-surgical complications at 88
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