- 1596 Giaches de Wert, Franco-Flemish composer of madrigals, dies at approximately 60
- 1666 Paul Siefert, German organist and composer, dies at 79
- 1678 Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre, French composer, dies at 44
- 1776 James Kent, English composer, dies at 76
- 1794 Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French composer, dies at 59
- 1814 George Joseph Vogler, German composer, dies at 64
- 1836 Christian Ignatius Latrobe, English clergyman and composer (Selection of Sacred Music), dies at 78
- 1841 John Thomson, Scottish composer, dies at 35
- 1852 Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, Belgian composer, dies at 75
- 1877 Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (Finland's national anthem "Maamme"), dies at 73
- 1890 Hubert Léonard, Belgian violinist, and pedagogue (Brussels Conservatoire, 1848-67), dies at 71
- 1892 Ernest Guiraud, French opera composer (Piccolino; Sylvie), arranger (Bizet), and teacher, dies at 54
- 1909 (Francesca) "Fanny" Cerrito, Italian ballerina and choreographer (Rosida), dies at 91
- 1916 Earl Ross Drake, American composer, dies at 50
- 1936 Hans Jelmoli, Swiss pianist and composer, dies at 59
- 1949 Kunihiko Hashimoto, Japanese composer, violinist, conductor, and musical educator, dies of gastric cancer at 44
- 1952 Alberto Savinio [Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico], Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60
- 1960 Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67
- 1963 Ted Weems [Wemyes], American jazz trombonist, violin player and big band bandleader (Somebody Stole My Girl; Heartache), dies of emphysema at 61
- 1964 Harold Morris, American pianist and composer, dies at 74
- 1973 Ernest MacMillan, Canadian organist, conductor and composer, dies at 79
- 1983 Kai Winding, Danish-American Jazz musician and trombonist ("Georgia On My Mind"), dies of a brain tumor at 60
- 1985 Julie Vega, Filipina child actress and singer, dies at 16
- 1988 Paul Wilson, American doo-wop baritone singer (Flamingos, 1953-64 - "I Only Have Eyes For You"; "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"), dies at 53
Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)
German American actress and singer (The Blue Angel, Shanghai Express), dies in Paris at 90
- 1994 Haskell Sadler, American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 59
- 1995 Clarence Paul [Pauling], American songwriter, and record producer (Motown; Stevie Wonder - "Fingertips"), dies at 67
- 1995 Leonard "Red" Truss, American R&B singer (The Steelers - "Get It From The Bottom"), dies at 47
- 1999 Dennis Riley, American composer (Masques (for wind quintet)), dies at 55
- 2000 Leonard Salzedo, British orchestral, ballet, and film composer (The Witch Boy; Requiem Sine Voxibus, Hammer Films), dies at 78
- 2002 Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor (Saskatoon Symphony), and teacher (University of Saskatchewan), dies at 96
- 2002 Otis Blackwell, American songwriter ("Fever"; "Don't Be Cruel"; "Great Balls Of Fire"; All Shook Up"), dies of a heart attack at 70
- 2004 Barney Kessel, American jazz and session guitarist (The Wrecking Crew), dies at 80
- 2007 Đorđe Novković, Croatian pop singer-songwriter (Pro Arte), and television personality (Hrvatski Idol), dies at 63
- 2014 Antony Hopkins [Reynolds], British composer, pianist, conductor (Intimate Opera Company, 1954-62), writer, and radio broadcaster (Talking About Music, 1954-92), dies at 93
- 2015 Errol Brown, British-Jamaican singer-songwriter (Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing"), dies at 71
- 2020 Brian Howe, British rock singer (Bad Company, 1986-93 - "This Love"; "Holy Water"), dies of a heart attack at 66
- 2021 Pervis Staples, American gospel vocalist (The Staple Singers -"Uncloudy Day"), dies at 85
- 2023 Menahem Pressler, Israeli-American classical pianist (Beaux Arts Trio, 1955-2008), and educator (Indian University, 1955-2023), dies at 99
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