1397 Francesco Landini, Italian organist, composer, poet, and instrument maker, dies at about 72
1715 Constantin Christian Dedekind, German composer and poet, dies at 87
1800 Prince Maciej Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian nobleman, composer and librettist, dies at 50
1870 Arthur Saint-Leon, French composer and dancer, dies at 48
1891 Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger, Dutch-British pianist, composer, composer, and writer (Wagner As I Knew Him), dies at 76
1902 Iosif Ivanovici, Romanian military bandleader and composer (Waves of the Danube), dies (b. 1845)
1934 (Alcide) "Yellow" Nunez, American New Orleans jazz clarinetist, dies of a heart attack at 50 [1]
1934 (Ruggiero) "Russ" Columbo, American pop baritone singer ("You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love"), songwriter ("Prisoner of Love"), actor (Wake Up And Dream), and violinist, is accidentally shot to death at 26
1955 Rudolf Kattnigg, Austrian composer, dies at 60
1961 Greet Koeman, Dutch opera soprano, dies at 54
1970 Kees van Baaren, Dutch composer (Hollow Men), dies at 63
1980 William Douglas Denny, American composer, dies at 70
1981 Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar), co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator, dies at 53
1986 Benny Payne, American jazz pianist (Cab Calloway; Billy Daniels Show), dies at 78 or 79 [some sources cite date as January 2]
1986 Philip Radcliffe, English composer, dies at 81
1994 Roy Castle, English dancer, actor and tv presenter (Dr Who & the Daleks), dies of lung cancer at 62
1996 Cyril Reuben, Welsh classical and session violinist (London Symphony), dies at 69
1996 Ljuba Welitsch, opera singer, dies at 83
1996 Otto Luening, German American conductor, composer and electronic music pioneer (Sonority Canon), dies at 96
1997 Rudolf Bing, Austrian-born opera impresario (NY Metropolitan Opera manager, 1950-72), dies of complication of Alzheimer's disease and respiratory failure at 95
2000 Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (b. 1905)
2001 Jay Migliori, American saxophonist (Supersax), dies at 70
2003 Bruce Waibel, American touring and session rock bassist (Gregg Allman; Firehouse), takes his own life at 45
2006 Willi Ninja [William Leake], American dancer and choreographer (Paris Is Burning), dies of AIDS-related heart failure at 45
2006 [Jean-Josephat] Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist and composer (Implosion Symphony), dies of liver cancer at 80
2006 [Walter] Dewey Redman, American jazz saxophonist, dies of liver failure at 75
2007 David "Fritz" Fryer, British pop guitarist and songwriter (The Four Pennies -"Juliet"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 62
2007 Rajae Belmlih, Moroccan singer, dies of breast cancer at 45
2009 Guy Babylon, American keyboard player (Elton John) and arranger dies at 52
2012 Emanuel Nunes, Portuguese composer, dies at 71
2012 Mark Abrahamian, American rock guitarist (Starship, 2000-12), dies of a heart attack after a concert at 46
2015 Donny Conn, American musician (The Playmates), dies at 85
2017 Dave Hlubek, American rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet), dies at 66
2017 Halim El-Dabh, Egyptian-American pianist, darabukha drummer, and composer (Martha Graham ballet scores), dies at 96
2018 Conway Savage, Australian piano and organ player (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), dies from a brain tumor at 58 [1]
2020 Ian Mitchell, Irish rocker (Bay City Rollers), dies at 62
2021 Michel Corboz, Swiss conductor (founded L’Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, 1961), dies at 87
2021 Mikis Theodorakis, Greek classical and film music composer (Zorba the Greek; Mauthausen Trilogy; Serpico), dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 96