1902 Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, Austrian zither player and composer, dies at 77
1906 Anton Arensky, Russian composer and conductor, dies of tuberculosis at 44
1934 Daniel Protheroe, Welsh conductor and composer, dies at 67
1942 Leo Ascher, Austrian-American operetta composer (Hoheit tanzt Walzer (Her Highness Dances the Waltz); Der Soldat der Marie (Marie's Soldier)), dies at 61
1953 Jesus Garcia Leoz, Spanish orchestral and film composer (The Sun Comes Out Every Day), dies at 49
1957 Kurt von Wolfurt, German composer, dies at 76
1967 Walter "Fats" Pichon American jazz pianist, singer, and big bandleader, dies at 60
1974 Julian Dash, American swing jazz tenor saxophonist, and composer ("Tuxedo Junction"), dies at 67
1987 James Coco, American character actor (Only When I Laugh; Murder by Death), and singer (Man of La Mancha), dies of a heart attack at 56
1993 Eddie Constantine, American singer and actor (Alphaville, License to Kill, Lucky Jo, It Lives Again), dies from a heart attack at 79
1993 Jan D Boeke, Dutch organist/conductor, dies
1993 Toy Caldwell, American Southern-rock musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies of cocaine induced cardio-respiratory failure at 45
1995 Terence Weil, British cellist (English Chamber Orchestra; Melos Ensemble), dies at 73
1998 Celestine Tate Harrington, a quadriplegic street musician and writer.
1998 Rockin' Sidney [Simien], American zydeco and R&B singer-songwriter, accordionist, guitarist, organist, and harmonica player ("My Toot-Toot"; "You Ain't Nothing But Fine"), dies of throat cancer at 59
2005 Edward Patten, American soul singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips), dies of a stroke at 65
2007 Mark Spoelstra, American folk singer and songwriter, dies at 66