- 1832 François-Louis Perne, French composer, dies at 59
- 1871 Aimé Maillart, French opera composer (Les Dragons de Villars), dies at 54
- 1873 August Conradi, German organist and composer, dies at 51
- 1880 John Curwen, English Congregationalist minister and founder of Tonic sol-fa music system, dies at 63
- 1891 Frederick Bowen Jewson, Scottish composer, dies at 67
- 1912 Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61
- 1924 Johann Heinrich Beck, American composer, dies at 67
- 1924 Victor Herbert, American cellist, composer, and conductor (Babes in Toyland; Eileen), dies of a heart attack at 65
Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933)
American country singer and singing brakeman, dies of a pulmonary hemorrhage at 35
- 1950 Antonina Nezhdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies at 77
- 1953 Albert Spalding, American violinist and composer, dies at 64
- 1968 William "Little Willie" John, American R&B singer ("Fever"; "Leave My Kitten Alone"), dies in prison while serving a sentence for manslaughter at 30
- 1977 William Powell, American R&B singer (O'Jays - "Love Train"; "Backstabbers"), dies of cancer at 35
- 1982 Nanny Larsén-Todsen, Swedish opera singer, dies at 97
- 1987 Emiliana de Zubeldía, Spanish-Mexican concert pianist, composer - chiefly for guitar (Landscape Basko), and educator (Academy of Music at the University of Sonora, 1947-87), dies at 98
- 1988 José Muñoz Molleda, Spanish composer and politician, dies at 83
- 1992 George Morrow, American jazz double-bassist (Max Roach and Clifford Brown; Sonny Rollins), dies at 66
- 1993 Cor de Groot, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer (Vernissage), dies at 78
- 1994 Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, American jazz guitarist (Last Exit), dies of a heart attack at 53
- 1995 Ron Weatherburn, British jazz pianist, dies at 61
- 1996 Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, Zairen rock guitarist (Zaika Langa-Langa), dies at 45
- 1997 Jack Jersey, Indonesian-Dutch singer and producer, dies at 55
- 1998 Linda Hayes [Bertha Williams], American R&B singer (Yes I Know), dies at 74
- 1999 Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and entrepreneur, dies at 93
- 2008 Earle Hagen, American big band trombonist (Isham Jones; Tommy Dorsey; Benny Goodman), and Emmy Award-winning television composer (The Dick Van Dyke Show; The Andy Griffith Show; I Spy; The Mod Squad; "Harlem Nocturne"), dies at 88
- 2021 Patrick Sky [Lynch], American musician, folk singer, songwriter, record producer, and uilleann bagpiper (Songs That Made America Famous), dies of cancer at 80
- 2022 Alan White, British rock drummer (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band; Yes, 1972-2022; solo - Ramshackled), dies at 72
- 2022 Andy Fletcher, British synthesizer and bass player (Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"), dies of an aortic dissection at 60
- 2023 Jack Lee, American rock singer and songwriter (Blondie - "Hanging on the Telephone"; Paul Young - "Come Back and Stay"), dies of colon cancer at 71
- 2023 Reuben Wilson, American jazz organist ("Got to Get Your Own"), dies of lung cancer at 88
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