- 1613 Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer
- 1811 Johann Heinrich Zang, German composer and organist, dies at 78
- 1853 Peter Lichtenthal, Austrian composer, musicologist, and physician, dies at 73
- 1894 William Charles Levey, Irish conductor and composer, dies at 57
- 1896 Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88
- 1901 Richard Kleinmichel, composer, dies at 54
- 1942 Erwin Schulhoff, Czech-Russian composer and pianist (Ogelala), dies of tuberculosis at 48 in a German concentration camp in Wülzburg, Bavaria
- 1949 Paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49
- 1957 Wawrzyniec Żuławski, Polish composer, dies during an alpine rescue mission on Mont Blanc, in the Alps, at 41
- 1968 Arthur Marshall, American ragtime piano player and composer ("Swipesy Cakewalk" with Scott Joplin; "The Peach"), dies at 86
- 1968 Cy Walter, American jazz pianist (Three's Company), dies of cancer at 52
- 1969 Laci Boldemann, Swedish composer, dies at 48
- 1980 Norman Cazden, American composer, educator, and music theorist, dies at 65
Frederick Ashton (1904-1988)
British choreographer (Cinderella), dies at 83
- 1990 Grethe Ingmann, Danish singer (b. 1938)
- 1991 Clarence Hutchenrider, American jazz clarinetist (Casa Loma Orchestra), dies at 83
- 1991 Rick Griffin, American artist and a leading designer of psychedelic posters in the 1960s (Grateful Dead), dies in a motorcycle accident on his Harley at 47
- 1994 Gottlob Frick, German opera singer, dies at 88
- 2003 Tony Jackson, British bass player (The Searchers, 1962-64 - "Sugar And Spice"), dies from a combination of diabetes, heart disease, and cirrhosis of the liver at 65
- 2004 Elmer Bernstein, American film music composer (The Magnificent Seven; To Kill A Mockingbird; The Age Of Innocence; Thoroughly Modern Millie), dies at 82
- 2004 Joe Dodge, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet, 1953-56), dies at 82
- 2006 Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (b. 1934)
- 2008 Pervis Jackson, American pop and R&B singer (The Spinners, 1954-2008 - "Games People Play"), dies of brain and liver cancer at 70
- 2010 Kenneth "Kenny" Edwards, American musician and singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys, Bryndle), dies of cancer and a blood disorder at 64
- 2012 Scott McKenzie, American singer, dies at 73
- 2015 Roger Smalley, British-Australian pianist, conductor, and composer (Gloria Tibi Trinitas), dies at 72
- 2020 Hal Singer, American jazz and R&B saxophonist ("Corn Bread"), dies at 100 [1]
- 2023 Ray Hildebrand, American pop and contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter (Paul & Paula - "Hey Paula; Land and Hildebrand), dies at 82
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