- 1591 Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)
- 1663 Thomas Selle, German composer, dies at 64
- 1794 František Xaver Pokorný, Czech violinist and composer, dies at 64
- 1878 François Bazin, French composer, dies at 61
- 1895 William Rockstro, English composer and musicologist, dies at 72
- 1911 Felix Mottl, Austrian conductor and composer (Agnes Bernauer), dies at 54
- 1940 Bertram Shapleigh, composer, dies at 69
- 1952 Henriëtte Bosmans, Dutch cellist, pianist and composer, dies at 56
- 1971 Edward Ballantine, American composer and music professor, dies at 84
Betty Grable (1916-1973)
American singer, dancer, pin-up girl and actress (I Wake Up Screaming, How to Marry a Millionaire, Gay Divorcee), dies of lung cancer at 56
- 1982 Poul Rovsing Olsen, Danish composer, dies at 59
- 1984 Ramiro Cortes, composer, dies at 50
- 1988 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, American blues, jazz, and R&B alto saxophonist, dies of a heart attack at 70
- 1990 Snooky Lanson [Roy Landman], American singer (Your Hit Parade; 5 Star Jubilee), dies at 76
- 1992 Camarón de la Isla [José Monge Cruz], Spanish flamenco singer, dies at 41
- 1992 Edith Valckaert, Belgian violinist and educator, dies of cancer at 42
- 1994 Marion Williams, American gospel singer (Stars of Faith), dies of diabetes at 66
- 1999 Angelo Paccignini, Italian composer (Flou II), educator (Milan Conservatory - electronic music chair. 1969-80), and musical director (Nuova Armonia), dies at 68
- 2002 Earle Brown, American composer (open form), dies at 75
- 2002 Ray Brown, American jazz double bassist (Oscar Peterson; Ella Fitzgerald), dies in his sleep at 75
- 2007 Beverly Sills [Belle Miriam Silverman], American operatic soprano, dies of lung cancer at 78
- 2007 Git Gay [Birgit Carp], Swedish revue director, actress and singer (Git Gay Show, Ge mig en lektion i kärlek), dies at 85
- 2008 Natasha Shneider, Russian musician (Eleven), dies at 52
- 2013 Bengt Hallberg, Swedish jazz pianist and composer, dies at 80
- 2015 Slavko Avsenik, Slovenian polka and Oberkrain ethnic accordionist, piano player, and composer (Avsenik Brothers Ensemble), dies at 85
- 2018 Alan Longmuir, Scottish pop-rock musician (Bay City Rollers), dies at 70
- 2018 Henry Butler, American jazz and blues pianist, educator, and photographer (Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers), dies of cancer at 69 [1]
- 2019 Michael Colgrass, American-Canadian composer ("Déjà vu" - Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1978), dies at 81
- 2020 Nikolai Kapustin, Russian jazz pianist and composer, dies at 82
- 2021 Elliot Lawrence [Broza], American jazz pianist, film score composer (Network), arranger, and orchestra leader (Tony and Emmy Award broadcasts; As The World Turns, 1981-93), dies at 96
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