- 1563 John Bull, English composer, musician and organ builder, credited with composing Britain's national anthem "God Save The King/Queen" (debated), dies at about 68
- 1824 Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48
- 1831 Johann Franz Volkert, Austrian composer, dies at 64
- 1832 Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish opera composer, dies at 45
- 1840 Friedrich Westenholz, German composer, dies at 61
- 1852 Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer, dies at 75
- 1877 Cristóbal Oudrid, Spanish pianist, conductor, and orchestral and zarzuela composer (Rondeña; El molinero de Subiza), dies of bacterial pneumonia at 52
- 1913 Josef Bayer, composer, Austrian composer, and music director (Austrian Court Ballet, 1883-1913), dies at 61
- 1937 Charles-Marie Widor, French organist (Saint-Sulpice, 1870-1933), composer (10 organ symphonies), and professor (American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, 1921-34), dies at 93
- 1937 Jenő Hubay [Huber], Hungarian violinist, composer, and educator (Budapest Conservatory, 1886-1934), dies at 78
- 1941 Charles Sanford Skilton, composer, dies at 72
- 1942 Enric Morera i Viura, Spanish musician and composer, dies at 76
Charlie "Bird" Parker (1920-1955)
American jazz saxophonist (Ornithology) and composer, dies of pneumonia and a bleeding ulcer at 34 in NYC
Eugene Ormandy (1899-1985)
Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1936-80), dies of pneumonia at 85
- 1992 Karel Poons, Jewish-Dutch ballet dancer, educator, and Holocaust survivor, dies at 79
- 1993 Alex Taylor, American southern rock singer, dies after a heart attack at 46
- 1993 June Valli, American singer (Crying in the Chapel), dies of cancer at 62
- 1998 Judge Dread [Alexander Hughes] English reggae musician, dies from a heart attack at 52
- 1999 Yehudi Menuhin, American-British violinist, conductor and teacher (Bartok's Sonata), dies at 82
- 2002 John "Speedy" Keen, British musician, songwriter, producer (Thunderclap Newman - "Something in the Air"), dies of heart failure at 56
- 2005 Stavros Koujioumtzis, Greek songwriter (b. 1932)
- 2008 Alun Hoddinott, Welsh composer (Floriture), dies at 78
- 2010 Lesley Duncan (Cox), British session singer (Pink Floyd; Jesus Christ Superstar), and singer-songwriter ("Love Song"; "Sing Children Sing"), dies of cerebrovascular disease at 66
- 2011 Joe Morello, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Blue Rondo à la Turk"), dies at 82
- 2011 [Augustus] Owsley Stanley III, American audio engineer and LSD cook who worked with the Grateful Dead, dies in a car crash in Australia at 76
- 2012 Michael Hossack, American rock drummer (The Doobie Brothers), dies of cancer at 65
- 2013 Clive Burr, English drummer, dies from complications from multiple sclerosis at 56
- 2018 Craig Mack, American rapper (Flava In Ya Ear), dies of heart failure at 47
- 2018 Nole "Nokie" Edwards, American surf-rock guitarist (The Ventures) and actor (Deadwood), dies of complications following a surgery at 82
- 2018 Olly Wilson, American composer and founder of TIMARA, dies of complications of dementia at 80
- 2020 Don Burrows, Australian jazz musician, dies at 91
- 2022 Barry Bailey, American rock guitarist (Atlanta Rhythm Section), dies from complications of multiple sclerosis at 73 [1]
- 2023 Marek Kopelent, Czech contemporary classical composer, artistic director (Musica Viva Pragensis, 1965-73), and educator, dies at 90
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