1744 Carlo Arrigoni, Italian composer and musician, dies at 46
1780 Bernhard Haltenberger, German composer, dies at 32
1795 Friedrich Hartmann Graf, German composer, dies at 67
1812 Vincenzo Righini, Italian composer and singer, dies at 56
1813 Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, German composer, dies at 54
1813 Josef Blažej Smrček, Czech organist and composer, dies at 61
1822 Melchor Lopez Jimenez, Spanish composer (Santiago de Compostela cathedral), dies at 62
1851 Gioseffo Catrufo, Italian composer, dies at 80
1872 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, French composer, dies at 63
1881 Joseph Labitzky, Bohemian composer, dies at 79
1892 František Zdeněk Skuherský, Czech composer, dies at 62
1900 Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, dies at 67
1912 Alphonse Hasselmans, Belgian-French harpist, composer (La Source), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1884-1912), dies at 67
1922 Felipe Pedrell, Spanish guitarist, composer (Excelsior; La Celestina), and musical scholar, dies at 81
1929 Sergei Diaghilev, Russian ballet director (founder of the Ballets Russes), dies freom complications of diabetes at 57
1936 Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet and composer, murdered at 37 or 38
1944 Henry Wood, British conductor associated with London's promenade "Proms" concerts (Gentle Art of Singing; My Life of Music), dies following an illness at 75
1963 Kathleen Parlow, Canadian violinist, and educator, dies at 72
1975 Ima Hogg, American society leader, Texas arts patron, and founder of Houston Symphony, dies at 93 [1]
1976 Jenö Kenessey, Hungarian conductor and composer, dies at 70
1979 Dorsey Burnette, American rockabilly singer (The Rock and Roll Trio), and songwriter ("It's Late"), dies of a heart attack at 46
1991 Richard Maltby Sr., American musician and orchestra leader ("(Themes from) The Man with the Golden Arm"; Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 77
1995 Pierre Schaeffer, French electronics engineer and composer, dies at 85
1996 Jurriaan Andriessen, Dutch pianist and composer (Berkshire Symphonies; Les Cloches des Clochards), dies at 70
1997 Petr Novák, Czech rock singer-songwriter (George and Beatovens; Flamengo), dies of apparent poisoning at 51
2001 Betty Everett, American southern soul singer and pianist ("Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)"), dies at 61
2008 Clea Bradford, American jazz singer, dies of breast cancer at 67
2008 LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist (Dave Matthews Band - "Too Much"), dies from injuries sustained in a farm vehicle accident at 46
2010 Michael Been, American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter (The Call - "Let the Day Begin"), dies of a heart attack at 60
2013 Cedar Walton, American hard bop jazz pianist (Jazztet; Art Blakey), and composer ("Mosaic"), dies at 79
2017 Bea Wain, American pop singer ("Deep Purple" (the song, not the group); "Heart and Soul"), and radio host, dies at 100
2019 Larry "The Mole" Taylor, American session (The Monkees) and touring rock and blues bass player (Canned Heat - "On the Road Again"; John Mayall; Tom Waits), dies of cancer at 77
2022 Warren Bernhardt, American pianist in jazz, pop and classical pianist (L'Image; Steps Ahead; Steely Dan, 1993-94) and composer, dies at 83 [1]
2023 Gloria Coates, American post-minimalist composer ("Music on Open Strings"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 89
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