Sep 1 Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian playwright, poet, and librettist (Puccini's "La bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly"), dies at 58 Sep 13 Georges Jacobi, German violinist, composer (The Black Crook), and conductor (Alhambra Theatre, London, 1872-98), dies at 66 Jul 1906 Deaths in Music by Year Dec 1906 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers