- 1668 Clemens Thieme, German Baroque composer, dies at 36
- 1757 Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer, dies at 39
- 1761 Johann Ludwig Steiner, Swiss composer, dies at 72
- 1769 Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer, dies at 60
- 1826 Jakob Haibel, Austrian composer, dies at 63
- 1889 Moritz Fürstenau, German composer, dies at 64
- 1910 David Duffle Wood, American blind composer (organist and choir master at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church), dies at 72
- 1922 Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, Russian composer, dies at 63
- 1924 Walter Parratt, British organist and composer, dies at 83
- 1928 Leslie Stuart [Thomas Barrett], British musical theater composer (Florodora), dies at 64
- 1948 Karel Candael, Flemish composer, dies at 64
- 1953 Narciso Garay, Panamanian composer, dies at 76
- 1960 Ian Whyte, Scottish composer and conductor (BBC Scottish Orchestra), dies at 58
- 1961 Jack Kane, British-Canadian arrranger, composer, and orchestra leader (Steve & Eydie; Andy Williams Show), dies at 37
- 1967 David L. Snell, American pianist and composer for films (MGM Studio), dies at 69
- 1972 Sharkey Bonano, American jazz musician, dies at 67
- 1973 Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, Bulgarian composer, dies at 72
- 1975 Arthur Bliss, English composer (Olympians), dies at 83
- 1975 Gertrude Niesen, American actress, comedian, and songwriter (Start Cheering; Rookies on Parade), dies following a long illness at 63
- 1977 Lodewijk de Vocht, Belgian composer (Prayer for My Fatherland), conductor, kapellmeister (Antwerp Cathedral, 1913-50), and educator (Antwerp Conservatory, 1921-52), dies at 89
- 1982 Bob Ysaguirre, American jazz double bass and tuba player (Don Redman Orchestra), dies at 85
- 1983 Jānis Ivanovs, Latvian composer, and pedagogue, dies at 76
- 1987 Bruno Kiefer, German-born Brazilian composer, dies at 63
- 1991 Elinor Remick Warren, American concert pianist and composer, dies at 91
- 1992 Harald Sæverud, Norwegian composer (Rondo Amoroso; Sinfonia Dolorosa), dies at 94
- 1993 Clifford Jordan, American jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61
- 1995 Chet Gierlach, American music publisher, jazz and popular song composer ((The Funniest Bird I've Heard of) The Kiwi (Kee Wee) Bird), dies at 75
- 1996 Howie Wyeth, American drummer and pianist (Bob Dylan; Robert Gordon; Christine Lavin), dies of cardiac arrest at 51
- 2000 Ian Dury, English rock musician (The Blockheads) and actor (Judge Dredd), dies at 57
Dudley Moore (1935-2002)
English comedian, actor (10; Arthur; Bedazzled), jazz pianist, and composer, dies of progressive supranuclear palsy and pneumonia at 66
- 2003 Edwin Carr, New Zealand classical composer, dies at 76
- 2004 Adán Sánchez, Mexican-American singer, dies from injuires sustained in a single vehicle accident at 19
- 2005 Grant Johannesen, American concert pianist, dies at 83
- 2005 Gwydion Brooke [Holbrooke], British bassoonist (Royal Philharmonic, 1946-1961), dies at 93
- 2017 Arthur Blythe, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 76
- 2020 Bob Andy [Keith Anderson], Jamaican reggae songwriter, and vocalist ("Feel the Feeling"; "Fire Burning"), dies of cancer at 75
- 2022 Karl Korte, American composer (Pale is This Good Prince; The Time Is:),and educator (University of Texas, 1971-97), dies at 91
- 2023 Howie Kane [Howard Kirshenbaum], American rock singer (Jay and the Americans - "Come a Little Bit Closer"), dies at 81
- 2023 James Bowman, British concert and operatic countertenor (Benjamin Britten's "Apollo"), dies at 81 [1]
- 2023 Jocelyn Morlock, Canadian contemporary and post-modern classical composer (My Name is Amanda Todd; Bird in the Tangled Sky), and music educator, dies at 53
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