1742 Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Bohemian composer, dies at 52
1788 Johann Christoph Vogel, German composer, dies at 32
1798 Pierre Dutillieu, French-Italian opera composer, dies at 44
1806 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, German composer, dies at 64
1855 Giovanni Agostino Perotti, Italian composer, dies at 86
1857 Joseph Fischhof, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer, dies at 53
1872 Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, German composer, dies at 66
1876 August Wilhelm Ambros, Austrian Czech musicologist (History of Music), dies at 59
1890 Edouard Gregoir, Belgian composer, dies at 67
1891 Jose Inzenga y Castellanos, composer, dies at 63
1910 Gustave Leon Huberti, Belgian composer, dies at 67
1950 Henry Balfour Gardiner, English composer and musician, dies at 72
1957 Ede Poldini, Hungarian composer (La poupée valsante; The Vagabond and the Princess), dies at 88
1965 (Ernest) "Red" Nichols, American jazz cornetist, composer and jazz bandleader (His Five Pennies - "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider"; "Bugler's Lament"), dies of a heart attack at 60 [1]
1979 Paul Dessau, German composer and conductor (Adventures of Casanova; Never Trust a Woman), dies at 84
1980 José Iturbi, Spanish concert pianist and conductor who appeared in nearly a dozen 1940s MGM musicals, dies at 84
1980 Yoshiro Irino, Japanese composer, dies at 58
1981 Floyd "Candy" Johnson, American jazz saxophonist (Andy Kirk; Count Basie; Bill Doggett), and educator, dies at 59
1981 Peter Paul Kreuder, German-Austrian pianist and film score composer, dies at 75
1982 Harry Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers), dies at 70
1992 Vitya Vronsky, Russian-American concert pianist (Vronsky & Babin), and educator (Cleveland Institute), dies at 82
1993 Boris Christoff, Bulgaria Italian bass opera singer (Boris Godunov), dies at 79
1993 [Jesus Christ] "GG" Allin, American punk rock singer, dies of accidental heroin overdose at 36
1996 Willard McMurry, American blues record label executive (Trumpet Records), dies at 89
2009 Tom Wilkes, American photographer, art director, poster and album cover designer (George Harrison; Rolling Stones; Carpenters, Sir Doug; Janis Joplin; Sandpipers), dies at 69
2010 Bill Aucoin, American rock band manager(KISS, 1973-82; Billy Idol, 1981-86), dies of prostate cancer surgey complications at 66
2012 Éric Gaudibert, Swiss composer, pianist, and teacher, dies at 75
2014 Seymour Barab, American cellist (Philip Glass Ensemble), and composer of fairy tale operas (Little Red Riding Hood), dies at 93
2016 Scotty Moore, American guitarist (for Elvis), dies at 84
2016 Sergei Cortez, Chilean-Belarusian composer (Jubilee and The Bear; Giordano Bruno), dies at 81