- 1702 Thomas Eisenhut, German composer, dies at 58
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
German composer and pianist (Italian Symphony; Songs Without Words), dies after a series of strokes at 38
- 1853 Alexander Stadtfeld, German composer, dies at 27
- 1890 Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, Polish classical composer (Over the Precipice; You Are My Dream), dies at 46
- 1898 (Charles) Jerome Hopkins, American composer, pianist, critic, and musical education advocate, dies of a brain hemorrhage at 62
- 1924 Gabriel Urbain Fauré, French organist, composer (Requiem; Ballade), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1905-20), dies at 79
- 1931 Buddy Bolden, African-American early jazz musician, dies at 54
- 1935 Miklós Radnai, Hungarian composer (Symphony of the Magyars). music writer, and critic, dies at 43
- 1937 Rogelio del Villar, Spanish composer, dies at 61
- 1939 Charles Arnold Tournemire, French organist and composer, dies at 69
- 1953 Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, American pianist and philanthropist, dies at 89
- 1957 Joseph Canteloube, French composer and musicologist (collected French folksongs), dies at 78
- 1965 Krsto Odak, Croatian composer, dies at 77
- 1969 Ferenc Szabó, Hungarian composer (Lúdas Matyi, Légy jó mindhalálig), dies at 66
- 1986 Zlatan Vauda, Slovene composer and conductor (RTB Children's Choir, 1953-86), dies at 86
- 1994 Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist (MC5 - "Kick Out the Jams"), dies of heart failure at 46
- 1995 Marti Caine [Lynne Stringer], British comedienne, singer and television host, dies of lymphatic cancer at 50
- 2005 Len Barnard, Australian jazz drummer ("The Naked Dance"; Galapagos Duck), dies at 76
- 2005 Milt Holland [Milton Olshansky], American drummer, percussionist, ethno-musicologist, and tinkle-ist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle; Bewitched - Samantha's nose tinkle), dies at 88
- 2005 Sheree North, American actress and singer, dies at 73
- 2010 Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer, dies of cancer at 50
- 2012 Ted Curson, American jazz trumpeter, dies from a heart attack at 77
- 2016 Eddie Harsch [Hawrysch], Canadian keyboardist (Bulldog; The Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), dies at 59
- 2020 Ken Hensley, British rock songwriter, keyboardist, and singer (Uriah Heep, 1970-80 - "Easy Livin'"; Blackfoot, 1982-84), dies at 75