- 1558 Hermann Finck, German organist and composer, dies at 31
- 1630 Johannes Stalpaert van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer, pastor and lyricist, dies at 51
- 1785 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69
- 1822 Albert Christoph Dies, German painter, engraver and biographer, dies at 67
- 1825 Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, composer, dies
- 1835 Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, French composer, dies at 29
- 1836 Johann Baptist Schenk, Austrian composer, dies at 83
- 1847 William Crotch, British child prodigy organist, composer (Palestine Oratorio), and educator (Royal Academy), dies at 72
- 1871 Ferdinand Marcucci, Italian harpist and composer, dies at 71
- 1898 Georg Goltermann, German cellist and composer, dies at 74
- 1915 C. B. Hawley, American organist and composer, dies at 57
- 1952 Beryl Rubinstein, American pianist and composer, dies at 54
Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952)
American pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (Benny Goodman Orchestra), dies at 55 [1]
- 1958 Doris Humphrey, American dancer and choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63
- 1959 Robin Milford, English composer, commits suicide at 56
- 1962 Hans Rosbaud, Austrian conductor (South West German Radio Orchestra, 1948-62), dies at 67
- 1964 Miroslav Krejčí, Czech composer, dies at 73
- 1965 Kōsaku Yamada, Japanese composer (Nagauta Symphony), and conductor, dies of a heart attack at 79
- 1967 Paul Whiteman "The King of Jazz", American orchestra leader (Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue"; Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77
- 1970 John de Mol Sr, Dutch accordionist, and orchestra leader, dies at 58
- 1972 Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83
- 1979 Branimir Sakač, Croatian composer (Matrix Symphony), dies at 61
- 1980 Tim Hardin, American singer (If I Were a Carpenter, Reason to Believe), dies of a drug overdose at 39
- 1984 Leo Robin, American songwriter ("Thanks For the Memory"; "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"), dies of heart failure at 84
- 1986 John Antill, Australian composer (Corroboree; New Guinea Patrol), dies at 82
- 1991 Harry Brannon, American popular radio singer of the 1940s (WOR- New York), and later clergyman, dies of Alzheimer's disease at 71
- 1992 Vivienne Segal, American Broadway stage actress and singer (Pal Joey), dies at 95
- 1993 Yvonne Desportes, French composer (Seven Abstract Poems), dies at 86 [1]
- 1994 Eugene Tanner Jr, singer, dies at 58
- 1995 Schlomo Joffe, Polish-Israeli folk and classical musician and composer, dies at 86
- 1996 Mireille Hartuch, singer/songwriter, dies at 90
- 2001 Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908)
- 2008 Daniel Nagrin, American modern dancer and choreographer, dies at 91
- 2008 Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1938)
- 2011 Bobby Purify [Robert Lee Dickey], American soul singer (I'm Your Puppet), dies at 72
- 2013 Leonard "Red" Balaban, American jazz tuba and sousaphone player, dies at 84
- 2013 Wojciech Kilar, Polish classical (Missa Pro Pace), and film score composer (Bram Stoker's Dracula; The Pianist), dies from cancer at 81
- 2014 Claude Frank, German-American concert pianist and pedagogue, dies at 89
- 2018 Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American concert cellist and educator (Yale School of Music, 1958-2018). dies at 100
- 2019 Norma Tanega, American folk and pop singer-songwriter, guitarist ("Walkin' My Cat Named Dog"; "You're Dead"), percussionist, and painter, dies of colon cancer at 80
- 2020 Claude Bolling, French jazz and classical cross-over pianist and composer (Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio), dies at 90 [1] [2]
- 2020 Phyllis McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), dies at 89
- 2021 John Hartman, American rock drummer (Doobie Brothers, 1970–79 & 1987–92 - "China Grove"), dies at 71
- 2022 Ian Tyson, Canadian folk singer-songwriter (Ian & Sylvia), dies at 89 [1]
- 2023 Les McCann, American jazz pianist, soul singer ("Compared to What"), painter, and photographer, dies of pneumonia at 88 [1]
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