Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)
Polish pianist, composer and statesman (Prime Minister of Poland, 1919), dies of pneumonia, in New York, at 80
- 1944 Chick Henderson [Henderson Rowntree], British dance band vocalist (Joe Loss Orchestra - "Begin the Beguine"), killed in action while serving in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, at 31
- 1953 Jules van Nuffel, Belgian composer, priest, and musicologist (Nova Organi Harmonia), dies at 70
- 1964 Eric Dolphy, American jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute player, dies of insulin shock at 36
- 1964 Milenko Živković, Serbian composer, conductor, and pedagogue, dies at 63
- 1965 Joseph Ryelandt, Belgian composer (Christus Rex - Christ the King), dies at 95
- 1966 Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer, dies at 82
- 1969 (Frederick) "Shorty" Long, American soul singer and pianist ("Here Comes The Judge"; "Devil In A Blue Dress"), dies in a boating accident at 29
- 1969 Veselin Stoyanov, Bulgarian composer and pedagogue, dies at 67
- 1971 Néstor Mesta Cháyres, Mexican lyric tenor, dies of a heart attack ay 63
- 1973 Tin-Tan [Germán Valdés], Mexican actor, singer and comedian (Spanish dubbing of The Jungle Book, The Aristocats), dies from cancer at 57
- 1975 Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter, dies at 28 of a heroin overdose
- 1979 Lowell George, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Mothers of Invention; Little Feat), dies at 34
- 1986 Dusolina Giannini, Italian-American dramatic soprano (New York Metropolitan Opera, 1935-42), and teacher, dies at 83
- 1991 Richard "Groove" Holmes, American jazz organist (Misty), dies of cancer at 60
- 1993 Héctor Lavoe [Pérez], Puerto Rican salsa singer dies of complications from AIDS at 46
- 1994 Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor, dies at 85
- 1994 Ray Crane, English trumpeter, dies at 63
- 1998 Horst Jankowski, German jazz and easy listening pianist ("A Walk In The Black Forest"), dies of lung cancer at 62
- 2002 Rosemary Clooney, American singer ("Come On-a My House") and actress (White Christmas), dies of lung cancer at 74
- 2007 George McCorkle, American guitarist (Marshall Tucker Band), dies of cancer at 59
- 2016 Inocente Carreño, Venezuelan composer (Margariteña), and pedagogue (Prudencio Esáa, 1970-90), dies at 96
- 2016 Rob Wasserman, American jazz and rock double bassist, and composer (RatDog; Duets), dies at 64
- 2018 Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer, and singer (Nine, Grand Hotel), dies of colon cancer at 85
- 2019 Gary Duncan [Grubb], American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies of cardiac arrest at 72
- 2020 Hachalu Hundessa, Ethiopian singer songwriter (Waa'ee Keenyaa), shot and killed at 34
- 2021 John Lawton, British rock singer (Lucifer's Friend, 1970-76, 1981-82, 2014–21; Uriah Heep, 1977-79), dies at 74