1924 Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)
1930 Albert Löfgren, Swedish clarinetist and composer (Slåttergille Rhapsody), dies at 57
1942 Léon Jessel, German light classical and operetta composer (The Parade of the Tin Soldiers; Schwarzwaldmädel (The Black Forest Girl)), dies of injuries sustained during Gestapo interrogation at 70
1955 Dominicus Johner, German composer, dies at 80
1955 Francois Rasse, Belgian composer, dies at 81
1956 Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov, composer, dies at 91
1964 (Arthur) "Artie" Bernstein, American jazz and session double bassist (The Dorsey Brothers), dies at 54
1966 Marcel Tabuteau, French-American oboist (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1915-54), dies at 78
1969 Montague Fawcett Phillips, British composer, dies at 83
1969 Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (Miles Davis Quintet, 1955-63; Wynton Kelly Trio, 1963-68), dies of tuberculosis at 33
1972 Carl-Olof Anderberg, Swedish composer, dies at 57
1988 Predrag Milošević, Serbian pianist, conductor, composer (Simfonijeta), and pedagogue, dies at 83
1991 Leo Wright, American jazz saxophone and flute player (Dizzy Gillespie; "Blues Shout"; "I Left My Heart In San Francisco"), dies of a heart attack at 57
1992 Teddy Grace [Stella Crowson], American jazz and blues singer, dies at 86 [1]
1994 R. D. Burman, Indian film score composer (1942: A Love Story), dies at 54
1995 Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor (Improvisaciones), dies in air crash at 52
1995 Leonard Hirsch, British violinist and conductor (BBC Empire Orchestra), dies at 92
1996 Ramon Vinay, Chilean operatic tenor, dies at 83
1998 John Gary [Strader], American pop and easy listening singer ("Cold"), dies of cancer at 65
1999 Allen Sapp, American composer (Imaginary Creatures), and pedagogue, dies of heart failure at 76
2001 Les Brown, American big band bandleader (His Band of Renown - "Sentimental Journey"), dies at 88
2003 Yfrah Neaman, Israeli-British concert violinist, and pedagogue, dies of cancer at 79
2011 Gerry Rafferty, Scottish guitarist and vocalist (Steeler's Wheel - "Stuck In The Niddle"; solo - "Baker Street"), dies at 63
2011 Miick Karn [Andonis Michaelides], Cypriot-British new wave and art rock fretless bassist, and singer-songwriter (Japan), dies of cancer at 52
2013 Sammy Johns, American country artist, dies at 66
2016 Robert Stigwood, Australian-British music entrepreneur (RSO Records), stage (Jesus Christ Superstar) and film (Saturday Night Fever; Grease; Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) producer, dies at 81
2017 Georges Prêtre, French classical and opera conductor known for interpretation of Poulenc, dies at 92
2017 Vlastimir Trajković, Serbian avant-garde composer, and educator, dies at 79
2018 Ray Thomas, English rock vocalist and flautist (Moody Blues - "Legend Of A Mind"), dies at 76
2024 Bernhard Lewkovitch, Danish organist and composer (Tre Madrigali di Torquato Tasso), dies at 96
2024 David Soul [Solberg], American-British actor (Starsky & Hutch; Here Come s the Brides), and singer ("Don't Give Up On Us"), dies at 80 [1]
2024 Glynis Johns, British stage and screen Tony Award-winning actress and singer (Mary Poppins; A Little Night Music - "Send In The Clowns"; The Sundowners), dies at 100 [1]
2024 John White, English-German experimental composer and musical performer (systems music), dies at 87