- 1895 Julius Tausch, German composer, dies at 68
- 1901 Antonio Zamara, Austrian harpist, teacher, and composer, dies at 72
- 1907 Henry Gadsby, English musician and composer, dies at 64
- 1912 Józef Wieniawski, Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher, dies at 75
- 1929 Mieczyslaw Soltys, Polish composer, dies at 66
- 1936 Edward German, English Welsh composer (Merrie England), dies at 74
Jerome Kern (1885-1945)
American composer (Sally; Leave It To Jane), dies at 60
- 1954 J. Rosamond Johnson, American composer ("Lift Every Voice And Sing"), dies at 81
- 1964 Edward Steuermann, Austrian American composer, dies at 72
- 1967 Harry Seymour, American composer, actor (Tenderfoot), dies of a heart attack at 76
- 1968 Jeanne Demessieux, French organist and composer (Te Deum), dies at 47
- 1972 Berry Oakley, American rocker and bass player (The Allman Brothers Band), dies in motorcycle crash at 24
- 1974 Alfonso Leng, Chilean dentist and composer (Doloras), dies at 90
- 1977 Greta Keller, Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (b. 1903)
- 1979 Dimitri Tiomkin, Russian-American film score composer and conductor (Academy Award 1954-High & Mighty), dies at 85
- 1982 Gösta Törner, Swedish hot jazz and session trumpeter and bandleader, dies at 70
- 1984 Jan Novák, Czech classical composer and contemporary Latin poet, dies at 63
- 1988 William Ifor Jones, Welsh organist and conductor, dies at 88
- 1990 Lisa Kirk, American Broadway singer and actress (Kiss Me Kate), dies of lung cancer at 65
- 1993 Erskine Hawkins, American trumpeter, big band leader, and composer ("Tuxedo Junction:' "After Hours"), dies at 79
- 1993 Olavi Pesonen, Finnish composer, dies at 84
- 1994 Elizabeth Maconchy (LeFanu), Irish-English composer, notably of string quartets, and contemporary music promoter, dies at 87
- 1995 Kenneth S. Goldstein, American folklorist and record producer, dies at 68
- 1996 Jo Baker, American blues-rock vocalist (Elvin Bishop), dies of liver disease at 48
- 1998 Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, Irish folk singer, harmonic player, and songwriter (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - "Carrickfergus"), dies of lung ccancer at 76
- 2007 John Peterson, American drummer (the Beau Brummels), dies at 65
- 2013 Billy Adamson, Scottish drummer (The Searchers, 1969-98), dies at 69
- 2014 Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"), dies of cancer at 58
- 2014 James Erb, American composer, arranger, and musicologist (Shenendoah), dies at 88
- 2015 Philthy Animal [Phil Taylor], English rock drummer (Motörhead), dies from liver failure at 61
- 2016 Raynoma Singleton [Gordy], music producer and singer-songwriter (Motown), dies at 79
- 2017 Bobby Matos, American session percussionist, Latin jazz timbalero, and bandleader, dies at 76
- 2017 Francesco "Frank" Corsaro, American opera director (The Night of the Iguana, Play of the Week), dies at 92
- 2021 Graeme Edge, British rock drummer, and poet (Moody Blues - "The Dream"; "Morning Glory"), dies at 80
- 2022 (Julian) Keith Levene, British rock guitarist (The Clash, 1976; Public Image Ltd, 1978-83), dies of liver cancer at 65
- 2022 Nik Turner, British jazz-rock fusion saxophonist, flute player, singer, and composer (Hawkwind), dies at 82
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