Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Belgium born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer considered the most significant European jazz musician, dies at 43
- 1954 Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera; Berlin State Opera), dies at 61
- 1972 Maxime Dumoulin, French composer, dies at 79
- 1977 Edouard Van Remoortel, Belgian conductor (St Louis Symphony, 1958-62), dies at 50
- 1978 William Steinberg, German-American conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony, 1952-76; Boston Symphony, 1969-71), dies at 78
- 1981 Ernie Freeman, American musician (Raunchy), pianist and arranger, dies at 58
- 1983 Carel Brons, Dutch composer, dies at 52
Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990)
American vaudeville, stage, and screen dancer, singer ("The Candy Man"), actor (Ocean's 11), and Rat Pack member, dies of throat cancer at 64
- 1992 Chalino Sánchez, Mexican musician, murdered at 31
- 1993 Marv Johnson, American R&B pianist, songwriter, and singer ("You Got What It Takes"; "(You've Got To) Move Two Mountains"), dies of a stroke at 54
- 1995 Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer and actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona), dies at 70
- 2000 William Ferris, American composer and conductor (William Ferris Chorale, 1971-2000), dies while conducting a rehearsal of Verdi's Requiem at 63
- 2001 Brian Pendleton, English musician (The Pretty Things) (b. 1944)
- 2004 Marius Constant, Romanian-born French composer and conductor (founded Ars Nova), dies at 79
- 2007 (Terry) "Topper" Price, American blues, jazz and rock vocalist and harmonica player (The Upsetters). dies at 54
- 2007 Albert Delvaux, Belgian composer (Symphonia Burlesca), dies at 93
- 2008 Wilfrid Howard Mellers, English musicologist and composer (François Couperin and the French Classical Tradition), dies at 94
- 2010 Hank Jones, American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, dies at 91
- 2010 Ronnie James Dio [Padavona], American singer, songwriter and musician (Elf; Rainbow; Black Sabbath; Dio; and Heaven & Hell), dies at 67
- 2012 Doug Dillard, American country rock musician (The Dillards, Gene Clark, Dillard & Clark) and actor (Clem-Popeye), dies of a lung infection caused by a collapsed lung at 75
- 2020 Donn Trenner, American jazz pianist, arranger, and orchestra leader (Steve Allen's Westinghouse Show), dies at 93