1678 Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer, dies at 59
1778 Thomas Linley the younger, English composer and musician "English Mozart", drowns in a boating accident at 22
1852 František Ladislav Čelakovský, Czech linguist, poet (national anthem, folk song), and Slavist, dies at 53
1856 Robert Lucas Pearsall, English composer, dies at 61
1863 Adolf Friedrich Hesse, German composer, dies at 53
1891 Henry Litolff, French composer and pianist, dies at 73
1907 Gentil Theodoor Antheunis, Flemish poet and songwriter, dies at 66
1910 Wojciech Gawronski, Polish concert pianist and composer, dies at 42
1916 George Butterworth, English composer, dies at 31
1916 Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, Russian composer, dies at 46
1955 Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer and actress (Down Argentine Way), dies of a heart attack at 46
1958 Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist, conductor and composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80
1963 Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer, dies at 64
1968 Luther Perkins American country and rockabilly guitarist (The Tennessee Three), dies as a result of a house fire at 40
1970 Otto "Toby" Hardwicke, American jazz alto saxophone player (The Washingtonians, 1923-28; Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1932-46 - "Sophisticated Lady"; "In A Sentimental Mood"), dies at 66
1971 Josef Stanislav, Czech composer, and pedagogue, dies at 74
1976 Betty Clooney, American singer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 45
1987 Zygmunt Mycielski, Polish composer, music writer and editor (Ruch Muzyczny, 1957-68), dies at 79 [1]
1991 Gaston Litaize, French organist (St François-Xavier, Paris, 1946-91), composer, broadcaster, and pedagogue, dies at 81
1992 Jeff Porcaro, American drummer (Toto - "Rosanna"; "Africa"), dies of cardiac arrest at 38
1993 (Alexander) "Duke" Burrell, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (Louisiana Shakers; Louis Jordan; Johnny Otis), dies at 73
1993 Eugen Suchoň, Slovak organist and composer (Krútňava (The Whirlpool); Psalm of the Carpathian Lands; Kaleidoscope), and music educator, dies at 84
1993 Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band; McCoys), dies of heart failure at 45
2005 (Lyle) "Spud" Murphy [Miko Stefanovic], Serbian-American jazz multi-instrumentalist, arranger (Benny Goodman; Casa Loma Orchestra), bandleader, composer (Columbia Pictures), and educator (Equal Interval System), dies at 96
2006 Ed Thrasher, American Grammy Award-winning art director (Warner Brothers Records, 1964-79), and photographer (album art for Frank Sinatra; Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead), dies of cancer at 74
2008 Reg Lindsay, Australian country and western singer-songwriter ("Armstrong"; "Close The Door Lightly"), dies of pneumonia, at 79
2008 Robert Hazard [Rimato], American singer-songwriter ("Escalator Of Life"; "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"), dies after surgery at 59
2013 George Duke, American Grammy Award-winning jazz and funk keyboard player, and composer, dies from chronic lymphocytic leukemia at 67
2018 Charlotte Rae, American character actress (Facts of Life - "Edna"), comedian, singer, and dancer, dies at 92
2022 Jô Soares, Brazilian comedian, late night television talk show host, author (O Xangô de Baker Street - A Samba for Sherlock), and jazz musician, dies at 84
2022 Judith Durham, Australian folk-pop singer (The Seekers - "Georgy Girl"; "A World of Our Own"), dies of lung disease at 79
2023 (Russell) "Rusty" Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, dies at 89
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