- 1445 Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer
- 1700 Matthias Henriksen Schacht, Danish scholar and composer, dies at 40
- 1759 Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor, opera composer (Der Tod Jesu), and Royal Kapellmeister to Frederick the Great (1740-59), dies at 55
- 1816 Blas de Laserna, Spanish composer (championed traditional Spanish musical forms), dies at 65
- 1834 Silvestro Palma, Italian opera composer, dies at 80
- 1888 Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, German composer, voice teacher and musicologist, dies at 79
- 1918 Gertrude E. Durden Rush, American composer and playwright, dies at 38
- 1940 Johnny Dodds, American early jazz clarinetist, dies at 48
- 1950 Nikolai Myaskovsky, Russian composer (Kirov is With Us), dies at 69
- 1954 Gino Tagliapietra, Italian pianist and composer (Antologia di musica antica e moderna per pianoforte), dies at 67
- 1961 Méi Lánfāng [Lan], Chinese opera performer known as "Queen of Peking Opera" for his portrayal of female roles, dies at 66
- 1963 Sándor Jemnitz, Hungarian composer, dies at 72
- 1967 Jaromir Weinberger, Czech-American composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71
- 1975 Bernie Green, American orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show), dies at 66
- 1975 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the 1950-60s hard bop era (The Black Messiah), dies of a stroke at 46
- 1982 Ferre Grignard, Belgian pop singer/painter (Crucified Jesus), dies
- 1982 Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, dies at 62
- 1988 Félix Leclerc, French Canadian singer and composer (Moi, mes souliers), dies at 74
- 1989 Irv Cottler, American session and touring drummer (Frank Sinatra; Dinah Shore), dies of a heart attack at 71
- 1990 Andrzej Dobrowolski, Polish classical and experimental composer, dies at 68
- 1993 Lou van Rees, Dutch jazz and pop music impresario, dies at 77
- 1996 Åke Hermanson, Swedish composer, dies at 73
- 1996 Didi Duprat, French guitarist, dies at 69
- 1997 Dardanelle (Breckenbridge), American jazz pianist, vibraphonist, and singer, dies at 79
- 1997 Duncan Swift, English jazz pianist, dies at 74
- 2003 Maki Ishii, Japanese composer, dies at 66
- 2006 Irving "Duke" Jordan, American jazz pianist (Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt), dies at 84
- 2006 Michael Hurd, British composer and musicologist known for his choral music (Jonah-Man Jazz), dies at 77
- 2008 Joseph Gelineau, French Catholic Jesuit priest and composer, dies at 87
- 2010 Jack Parnell, British jazz drummer, and orchestra leader (The Benny Hill Show; The Englebert Humperdick Show; Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments), dies of cancer at 87
- 2013 Regina Resnik, American operatic singer, dies at 90
- 2014 Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer (Kakadu), dies at 85
- 2017 Barbara Cook, American stage singer and actress (The Music Man), dies at 89
Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
American Grammy Award-winning country-pop singer ("By The Time I Get to Phoenix"; "Wichita Lineman"; "Rhinestone Cowboy"), session guitarist (The Beach Boys; Elvis Presley; The Monkees; Phil Specter), television personality (The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour), and actor (True Grit), dies at 81
Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
British-Australian Grammy Award-winning pop singer ("Hopelessly Devoted to You"; "Physical"), and actress (Grease), dies of breast cancer at 73 [1]
- 2023 [Sixto] Rodríguez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Sugar Man"), dies at 81
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