Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
German composer and organist (Canon in D), dies at 52
- 1743 Jean-Baptiste Lully fils, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, dies at 77
- 1800 Dominique Della-Maria, French composer, dies at 30
- 1819 János Fusz, Hungarian-German composer, dies at 41
- 1825 Anna Laetitia Barbauld, English poet and writer of hymns (Life! I Know Not What Thou Art), dies at 81
- 1827 Franz Xaver Gerl, Austrian bass singer and composer, dies at 62
- 1870 Theodore Labarre, French composer and harpist, dies at 65
- 1893 Disma Fumagalli, Italian composer, dies at 66
- 1938 Sydney Baynes, British conductor, arranger, bandleader and composer (Destiny Waltz; Endure to Conquer), dies at 59
- 1941 Carlos Pedrell, Uruguayan guitarist and composer, dies at 62
- 1956 Amanda Aldridge, British opera singer, pianist, teacher, and composer of parlour songs and light orchestral pieces music, dies at 89
- 1961 Wilbur Sweatman, American ragtime and dixieland jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader, dies at 79
- 1965 Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist and composer, dies at 65
- 1971 Jean-Pierre Guézec, French composer (Colorful Architectures), dies of a heart attack at 36
- 1974 Harry Womack, American gospel and R&B singer and bassist (Womack Brothers; The Valentinos - "It's All Over Now"), stabbed to death by his girlfriend at 28
- 1991 Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Japanese composer and educator, dies at 84
- 1993 Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), dies of cancer at 79
- 1994 Louis Freeman, Scottish bandleader, dies at 100
- 1994 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, American jazz drummer, dies at 77
- 1996 George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum], American actor, comedian and singer (Oh God; Burns and Allen), dies at 100
The Notorious B.I.G. (1972-1997)
American rapper (Life After Death), shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at 24
- 1999 Harry Somers, Canadian composer, dies at 73
- 2000 Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (b. 1923)
- 2002 Normand Lockwood, American composer (The Closing Doxology; The Hanging Judge), and educator, dies at 95
- 2004 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, American pianist, arranger, jazz and classical composer (For Bird, With Love), dies at 72
- 2004 John Mayer, Indian composer (Indo-Jazz Fusion), dies in a car accident at 73 [1]
- 2004 Rust Epique, former Crazy Town guitarist (b. 1968)
- 2005 Chris LeDoux, American country singer (Ridin' for a Fall), dies at 56
- 2007 Brad Delp, American rock musician (lead singer of Boston and RTZ), commits suicide at 55
- 2016 Juvenal "Naná' Vasconcelos, Brazilian jazz and world music percussionist, and berimbau player (Pat Metheny, Björk, Milton Nascimento), dies of lung cancer at 71
- 2016 Robert Horton [Meade Howard Horton Jr.], American actor and singer (Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena), dies at 91
- 2020 Keith Olsen, American rock record producer and sound engineer (Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac; Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station; Joe Walsh - The Confessor), dies of cardiac arrest at 74
- 2021 (Leonard) "Len" Skeat, British jazz double-bassist, dies at 84
- 2021 James Levine, American conductor (director of the Metropolitan Opera, 1976-2017), dies at 77
- 2022 Richard Podolor, American session guitarist, sound engineer, and record producer (Three Dog Night; Steppenwolf), dies at 86
- 2023 Robin Lumley, English jazz-fusion keyboardist (Brand X), and record producer, dies of heart failure at 75
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