1800 Christian Friedrich Schale, German organist, harpsichordist, and composer, dies at 86
1822 Friedrich Christian Hermann Uber, composer, dies at 40
1868 Carl Eberwein, German composer and violinist, dies at 81
1882 Louis Kufferath, German-Belgian composer, dies at 70
1887 Wilhelm Troszel, Polish operatic bass, composer, and voice teacher, dies at 63
1921 Henryk Pachulski, Polish pianist, composer, and educator (Moscow Conservatory, 1886-1917), dies at 61
1937 Gustav Wohlgemuth, German composer, dies at 73
1938 Ben Harney, American composer and 'Father of Ragtime Piano' ("You've Been a Good Old Wagon, But You Done Broke Down"), dies of a heart attack at 66 [1]
1942 Charlie Christian, American jazz and swing guitarist (Benny Goodman Sextet), dies of tuberculosis at 25 [1]
1975 Jean Kurt Forest, German composer, dies at 65
1991 Serge Gainsbourg [Lucien Ginsburg], French singer-songwriter, record producer ("Je t'aime... moi non plus"; "Requiem pour un twister"), and actor, dies of a heart attack at 62 [1]
1995 Hugo Cole, British composer and critic, dies at 77
1999 David Ackles, American singer-songwriter (American Gothic), dies of lung cancer at 62
1999 Dusty Springfield [Mary O'Brien], English vocalist (Growing Pains), dies at 59
2003 Hank Ballard [John Henry Kendricks], American rocker (The Midnighters - "The Twist" - pre-Chubber Checker), dies at 75
2003 Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer, dies at 71
2005 Ivan Parik, Czech classical and electro-acoustic composer (Quadrophony), dies at 68
2005 Martin Denny, American exotica musician, dies at 93
2008 Jeff Healey, Canadian blues singer and lap-steel guitarist ("Angel Eyes"), dies of sarcoma at 41
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