- 1597 Elias Ammerbach, German organist dies at about 67
- 1929 La Goulue [Louise Weber], French can-can dancer (Moulin Rouge), known as the Queen of Montmartre, dies at 62
- 1942 Ladislao Zavertal, Czech-Italian conductor and composer, dies at 92
- 1946 Sidney Jones, British conductor and composer (The Geisha, A Gaiety Girl), dies at 84
- 1962 Friedrich-Max "Fritz" Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen), dies at 86
- 1965 Jack Hylton, English orchestra leader and impresario (Crazy Passage Show), dies at 72
- 1965 Michał Spisak, Polish composer (Hymne Olympique), dies at 50
- 1966 Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer, dies in an accident at 38
- 1967 Włodzimierz Poźniak, Polish composer, dies at 62
- 1973 Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer, dies at 67
- 1980 Antonio Molina, Filipino composer, conductor and music administrator (Ana Maria, Hatinggabi), dies at 85
Jimmy Durante (1893-1980)
American actor, comedian and singer known as "the schnozzola" (The Durante-Moore Show, Jimmy Durante Show), dies of pneumonia at 86
- 1981 (William Randolph) "Cozy" Cole, American jazz drummer ("Topsy I"; "Topsy II"), and educator, dies of cancer at 71
- 1987 Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, Yugoslav composer, dies at 73
- 1988 Bantcho Bantchevsky, Bulgarian-American singer, commits suicide during a performance of at the Metropolitan Opera at 81
- 1988 Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 46
- 1992 Willie Dixon, American blues musician ("Backdoor Man"), dies at 76
- 1993 Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies at 65
- 1995 Chris de Marigny, British dance administrator, dies at 52
- 1995 Kuldar Sink, Estonian composer, dies at 52
- 1999 Lili St. Cyr [Marie Van Schaack], American dancer and strip tease performer, dies at 80
- 2004 Serafim Tulikov, Russian composer (March of the Soviet Youth), dies at 89
- 2005 Eric Griffiths, Welsh guitarist (The Quarrymen), dies of cancer at 64
- 2005 Yutaka Makino, Japanese composer, dies at 74
- 2006 Nam June Paik, Korean avant-garde composer, and video artist (Medium is the Medium; hommage à john cage), dies at 73
- 2008 Margaret Truman, American presidential daughter, singer and writer (Murder at FBI), dies at 83
- 2009 (Bennie Ross) "Hank" Crawford, American saxophonist, arranger and songwriter (Help Me Make It Through the Night), dies of complications from a stroke at 74
- 2009 John Martyn [Iain McGeachy], British folk-rock-blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("May You Never"), dies due to acute respiratory distress syndrome at 60
- 2011 Emanuel Vardi, Israeli-American viola virtuoso and conductor (South Dakota Symphony 1978-82), dies at 95 [1]
- 2011 Milton Babbitt, American mathematician, composer of serial and electronic music (Correspondences), and teacher (Princeton; Juilliard), dies at 94
- 2012 Camilla Williams, American operatic soprano, dies at 92
- 2015 Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist, dies at 80
- 2015 Rodney "Rod" McKuen, American poet, singer-songwriter and actor (Jean, Alone, Beatsville), dies at 81
- 2016 Alden Ashforth, American composer and professor of ethnomusicology, dies at 82
- 2016 Aurèle Nicolet, Swiss flautist (Berlin Philharmonic), and educator, dies at 90
- 2019 James Ingram, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician ("Somewhere Out There"; "Just Once"), dies of brain cancer at 66
- 2021 Grady Gaines, American jazz, blues, and R&B tenor saxophonist (Little Richard; Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jackie Wilson), dies at 86
- 2021 Hilton Valentine, British rock guitarist (Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), dies at 77
- 2021 Jeremy Lubbock, British Grammy Award-winning pianist, arranger, and music producer (Joni Mitchell; Minnie Riperton; Chicago, Celine Dion), dies at 89
- 2021 Peter Klatzow, South African pianist, composer (Inyanga; Still-life with Moonbeams), and educator, dies at 76
- 2022 Sam Lay, American drummer and vocalist (Original Thunderbirds; Howlin' Wolf; Bob Dyan; Paul Butterfield), dies of heart issues at 86
- 2023 Barrett Strong, American R&B vocalist ("Money (That's What I Want)"), piano player, and songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; "Just My Imagination";"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"; "War"), dies at 81 [1]
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