1977 Gyula David, Hungarian composer (Viola Concerto) and violinist, dies at 63
1982 Kirill Molchanov, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 59
1986 Benno Ammann, Swiss composer (Missa Defensor Pacis) and conductor, dies at 81
1986 Jozef Kresanek, Slovak composer, dies at 73
1988 Willi Apel, German-American musicologist (Harvard Dictionary of Music), dies at 94
1991 Doc Pomus [Jerome Solon Felder], American blues singer and songwriter ("Save the Last Dance For Me"; "His Latest Flame"; "Viva Las Vegas"), dies of ling cancer at 65
1991 Howard Ashman, American playwright and lyricist (Little Shop of Horrors; The Little Mermaid), dies of AIDS-related complications at 40
1994 Jadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska, Polish pianist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 82
2004 Genevieve [Ginette Auger], French actress and singer (The Jack Paar Show), dies of a stroke at 83
2009 Alain Bashung, French singer, songwriter, comedian and actor, dies of cancer at 61
2011 Ronnie Hammond, American rock singer (Atlanta Rhythm Section, 1972–83 & 1988–2001 - "So In To You"), dies of heart failure at 60
2013 Jack Greene, American country artist, dies from complications from Alzheimer's disease at 83
2014 Werner Rackwitz, German opera director and musicologist (Handel-Renaissance), dies at 84
2016 Peter Maxwell Davies, British composer (Prolation, Taverner), dies at 81
2020 Genesis P-Orridge [Neil Megson], British avant-garde rock singer-songwriter, and performance artist (Throbbing Gristle; Psychic TV), dies of leukemia at 70
2020 Phil Phillips [Baptiste], American singer-songwriter (Sea of Love), dies at 94
2023 Bobby Caldwell, American jazz and pop singer ("What You Won't Do for Love"), and songwriter ("The Next Time I Fall"), dies from long term adverse reaction to antibiotics at 71
2024 Byron Janis [né Yanks], American concert pianist (debut with NBC Symphony Orchestra at age 15), dies at 95 [1]
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