1942 Friedrich Klose, German-Swiss composer (König Elf), dies at 80
1944 Joseph Gustav Mraczek, German violinist, conductor, composer (Max und Moritz) and pedagogue, dies at 66
1945 Francisco Pujol, Catalan singer, choirmaster (Orfeó Català), composer, and musicologist, dies at 67
1961 Guy de Lioncourt, French composer, dies at 76
1966 Gaspar Cassadó, Spanish cellist and composer, dies at 69
1967 Karl Ristenpart, German conductor, dies of a heart attack at 67
1970 Gideon Nxumalo, South African jazz pianist, marimba player, and composer (Jazz Fantasia), dies at 41
1975 Bernard Herrmann [Maximillian Herman], American radio and Academy Award-winning film score composer (Mercury Theatre on the Air; Citizen Kane; Vertigo; Psycho; Taxi Driver), and conductor, bdies of a heart attack at 64
1980 Alec Wilder, American classical, jazz, and pop music composer (The Churkendoose), and musicologist (American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950), dies at 73 [1]
1980 Siggie Nordstrom, American singer (The Nordstrom Sisters), dies at 87
1992 Bobby LaKind, American conga player, vocalist, songwriter and occasional backup drummer (The Doobie Brothers), dies from terminal colon cancer at 47
1994 Buddy Ace, [Jimmie Lee Land] American Texas blues singer, dies of a heart attack while performing at 57
1994 Nathan I. Daniel, American inventor (Danelectric and Silvertone guitars), dies of a heart attack at 82
1999 Zeke Carey, American R&B singer (The Flamingos - "Goodnight Sweetheart"; "I Only Have Eyes For You"), dies of a heart attack at 66
2000 Nick Massi [Macioci], American bass vocalist, vocal arranger, and bassist (The Four Seasons, 1960-65 - "Sherry"; "Rag Doll"), dies of cancer at 65
2002 Luciano Chailly, Italian opera composer (L'Idiota) and artistic director (La Scala), dies at 82
2006 Braguinha [Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga], Brazilian songwriter, dies at 99
2006 Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian singer, poet, comedian, and composer, dies of complications from epilepsy at 66
2009 Tim Hart, British folk-rock singer, guitarist, mandolin and dulcimer player (Steeleye Span, 1969-82 - "All Around My Hat"; "Gaudete"), dies of lung cancer at 61
2010 Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (Joanna tentata), dies at 80
2012 Ray Collins, American rock vocalist (Mothers of Invention), dies at 76
2012 Richard Rodney Bennett, English pianist, classical and film score composer (Four Weddings And A Funeral), dies at 76
2014 Boniface "Buddy" DeFranco, Italian-American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra), dies at 91
2015 William Guest, American singer (Gladys Knight Show), dies at 74
2016 Jack Philip Cannon, British composer, dies at 87
2016 Rick Parfitt, British pop guitarist and singer (Status Quo - "Wanderer"; "Pictures of Matchstick Men"), dies at 68
2020 Geoff Stephens, English songwriter and record producer ("The Crying Game"; The New Vaudeville Band - "Winchester Cathedral", "There's a Kind of Hush"), dies of complications from COVID-19 at 86
2020 Ivry Gitlis, Israeli classical violin virtuoso, dies at 98
2021 J.D. Crowe, American bluegrass banjo player and bandleader (The New South), dies at 84
2023 Ron Nelson, American composer, and pedagogue (Brown University, 1973-93), dies at 94