1626 John Dowland, British (or Irish?) Renaissance lutenist, singer, and composer ("I saw my Lady weepe"; "Flow My Tears"), dies and is buried at 63
1628 Gregor Aichinger, German composer and organist, dies at about 63
1731 Friederich Karl Erbach, German composer, dies at 50
1786 Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, German composer, dies at 70
1809 Johann Joseph Emmert, German composer, dies at 76
1810 Johann Friedrich Kranz, German composer, dies at 57
1817 Martin de Ron, Swedish bassoonist and composer, dies at 27
1845 Pavel Ivanovich Dolgorukov, Russian composer, dies at 57
1851 Josef Alois Ladurner, Austrian keyboardist, choral director, composer, and priest dies at 81
1904 Gustav Adolf Heinze, Dutch composer, dies at 83
1911 (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm, German-Baltic pianist and composer, dies at 76
1911 Alexander Kopilov, Imperial Russian violinist and composer, dies at 56
1925 Marco Enrico Bossi, Italian concert organist, composer and teacher, dies aboard an ocean liner while returning from a concert tour of America at 54
1941 (Mary) La Bolduc (née Travers), French Canadian singer and songwriter, dies of cancer at 46
1942 Guido Gasperini, Italian composer, dies at 76
1946 Hugh Allen, British organist, conductor (Bach Choir; Leeds Festival), and educator (Oxford, 1918-46-; Royal College of Music, 1918-37), dies from injuries after being run down by a motorcycle at 76
1951 Howard Brockway, American composer, dies at 80
1959 Ray McDonald, American stage and screen tap dancer, dies choking on food at 38
1961 Percy Grainger, Australian-American concert pianist and composer (Hill Songs; Country Gardens), dies at 78
1963 Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor, dies at 48
1963 Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (Jalousie ; Cinema Music), dies at 83
1969 Ernest Ansermet, Swiss (Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, 1918-67). and composer (Feuilles de Printemps), dies at 85
1970 Albert Louis Wolff, French conductor and composer, dies at 86
1971 Alexander Tsfasman, Soviet Russian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, dies at 64
1987 Ivan Brkanović, Croatian composer (Triptych - Funeral Folk Rite), dies at 80
1992 Andrew Schenck, American conductor, dies of melanoma at 51
1996 Tōru Takemitsu, Japanese classical music and film score composer (November Steps; Ran), dies of pneumonia while being treated for bladder cancer at 65
1997 Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack while trying to save a distressed swimmer in Miami Beach at 36
1998 Martindale Sidwell, English organist and conductor, dies at 82
1999 Howard Boatwright, American composer and violinist, dies at 80
2003 Ty Longley, American guitarist (Great White), dies in The Station nightclub fire at 31
2004 J. J. Malone, American soul singer ("It's A Shame"), dies of cancer at 68
2005 John Raitt, American stage and screen singer and actor (Carousel; Pajama Game), dies from pneumonia at 88
2005 Pam Bricker, American jazz singer (Thievery Corporation) takes her own life at 50
2011 Terry Clements, American guitarist (Gordon Lightfoot), dies of complications from a stroke at 63
2019 Dominick Argento, American composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint), dies at 91
2021 Paolo Castaldi, Italian composer and essay writer, dies at 90
2022 Joni James [Joan Babbo], American pop singer ("Why Don't You Believe Me?"; "How Important Can It Be?"), dies at 91
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