1916 William Wallace Gilchrist, American composer, dies at 70
1942 Jean Gilbert [Max Winterfeld], German composer, dies at 63
1954 Emilis Melngailis, Latvian choral composer, folklorist, and conductor (Latvian Song and Dance Festival), dies at 80
1957 Walter Page, American jazz double bassist, baritone saxophonist, tuba player, and bandleader (Blue Devils; Count Basie Orchestra), dies at 57
1961 Luis Abraham Delgadillo, Nicaraguan composer, conductor, and educator, dies at 75
1962 Erik William Gustav Leidzen, Swedish American composer, dies at 68
1963 Paul Constantinescu, Romanian composer (Ballad of the Outlaw for cello and orchestra), and pedagogue, dies at 54
1968 Max Brod, Czech-born Israeli composer, writer and biographer of Kafka, dies at 84
1973 Bobby Darin [Walden Robert Cassotto], American singer ("Mack the Knife"; "Splish-Splash"; "Beyond the Sea"), and actor, dies of a heart attack at 37
1974 André Jolivet, French composer (Jeune France, Mana), dies at 69
1982 Artur Rubinstein, Polish-American concert pianist, dies in Geneva at 95
1982 Milan Ristić, Serbian composer, dies at 76
1990 (William) Elmo Tanner, American big band singer, whistler (Ted Weems Orchestra - "Heartaches"), bandleader, and DJ, dies at 86
1995 Adone Zecchi, Italian composer and conductor (Corale Euridice; Orchestra Bolognese de Camera), dies at 91
1999 [Clarence] Hank Snow, Canadian country singer ("I'm Moving On"; "I Went To Your Wedding"), dies of heart failure at 85
2000 Adrian Henri, British poet and founder of poetry-rock group (Liverpool Scene), dies at 68
2004 (Frank) "Son" Seals, American blues musician ("Nothing But the Truth"), dies from diabetes complications at 62
2008 Dorothy Sarnoff, American operatic soprano, Broadway actress (Rosalinda), author and pioneer of the self-help movement (Speech Can Change Your Life, Speech Dynamics), dies at 94
2009 (Amada) "Amy" Santos Ocampo, Filipina pianist and composer, dies at 84
2009 James Gurley, American rock lead guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company), dies of a heart attack at 69
2009 Tony Ayre, Northern Irish rock bass player (The Adventures - "Broken Land", "Drowning in the Sea of Love"), dies at 51
2010 Jean-Louis Martinet, French composer, dies at 98
2010 John Alldis, English choral master, and conductor (Duke Ellington’s Third Sacred Concert), dies at 81
2011 (Thomas) "Sean" Bonniwell, American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Music Machine - "Talk, Talk"), dies of lung cancer at 71
2012 Jimmy McCracklin, American pianist, dies from diabetes and hypertension at 91
2020 Chad Stuart [David Stuart Chadwick], English pop-rock vocalist and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy), songwriter, and producer, dies of pneumonia at 79
2020 Fanny Waterman, English concert pianist and teacher (Leeds International Piano Competition), dies at 100 [1]
2023 Torben Ulrich, Danish tennis player, musician, writer, filmmaker, and father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, dies at 95