Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Austrian musical prodigy and composer (The Marriage of Figaro; Jupiter Symphony), dies at 35
- 1799 Robert Kimmerling, Austrian composer, dies at 61
- 1842 Marie-Jean Auguste Vestris, French ballet dancer, dies at 82
- 1853 Johann Peter Heuschkel, German oboist and composer, dies at 80
- 1859 Louis Poinsot, French mathematician and physicist (invented geometrical mechanics), dies at 82
- 1902 Henry Stephen Cutler, American composer, dies at 78
- 1916 Hans Richter, Austrian-Hungarian composer, dies at 73
- 1940 Jan Kubelik, Czech composer, dies at 60
- 1953 Jorge Negrete [Moreno], Mexican singer and actor (The Rebel, La madrina del diablo), dies of hepatitis at 42
- 1963 Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer, dies at 58
- 1972 Kenny Dorham [McKinley], American jazz trumpeter, dies at 48
- 1977 Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American jazz multi-instrumentalist (Bright Moments, The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color), dies of a stroke at 42
- 1986 Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer
- 1987 "Fat" Larry James, American drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38
- 1989 John Pritchard, British conductor (Cologne Opera, 1978-8; San Francisco Opera, 1986-89), dies of lung cancer at 68
- 1992 Felipe Padilla de León, Filipino composer, dies at 80
- 1993 Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms), commits suicide using a pistol at 32
- 1995 Reiner Bredemeyer, German composer, dies at 66
- 1996 Peter Hall, British folklorist and musician, dies at 60
- 1996 Wilf Carter, country singer, dies at 91
- 1999 Robert Parris, American composer (Book of Imaginary Beings), dies at 75
- 2002 Arvell Shaw, American jazz double-bassist (Louis Armstrong; Teddy Wilson), dies at 79
- 2003 Yehoshua Lakner, Israeli pianist, composer (Circles and Signals; Cornerstones), and teacher, dies at 79
- 2005 Danny Williams, British pop singer, known as "Britain's Johnny Mathis" ("Moon River"; "White on White"), dies of lung cancer at 63
- 2007 Andrew Imbrie, American contemporary classical composer, and pianist, dies at 86
- 2007 Karlheinz Stockhausen, German classical and electronic music composer, dies at 79
- 2008 Anca Parghel, Romanian jazz singer and composer (b. 1957)
- 2012 Dave Brubeck, American jazz pianist ("Take Five") and composer (Gates of Justice), dies from heart failure at 91
- 2014 Luis Herrera de la Fuente, Mexican pianist, conductor (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, 1954-72), and composer, dies at 90
- 2014 Manuel De Sica, Italian composer, chiefly of film scores, dies of a heart attack at 65
- 2017 Johnny Hallyday [Jean-Philippe Smet], French singer and actor known as the "Elvis Presley of France," dies from lung cancer at 74
- 2019 Jerry Naylor, American country music and rock vocalist (Crickets), dies at 80
- 2021 Buddy Merrill [Leslie Behunin], American guitarist and steel guitar player (Lawrence Welk Show. 1955-74), dies at 85
- 2021 John Miles, British vocalist and musician (John Miles Band - "Rebel"; "Zaragon"; Alan Parsons Project), dies at 72
- 2022 John Beckwith, Canadian composer, pianist, educator, and musicologist, dies of pneumonia at 95
- 2023 Denny Laine [Brian Hines], British rock guitarist (The Moody Blues, 1964-66 - "Go Now"; Wings - "Mull of Kintyre"), dies of lung disease at 79 [1]
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