- 1694 Francesco Passarini, Italian composer, dies at 57
- 1700 Nicolaus Adam Strungk, German composer, dies at 59
- 1797 Johann Georg Roser, Austrian composer and kapellmeister, dies at 57
- 1835 Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma), dies at 33
- 1836 María Malibran (née García) Spanish operatic contralto and soprano, dies from head injuries several months after falling from a horse at 28
- 1837 Richard John Samuel Stevens, English composer, dies at 80
- 1896 Gilbert Duprez, French composer, dies at 89
- 1937 Caro Roma [Carrie Northey], American composer and singer, dies at 68
- 1961 Elmer Diktonius, Finnish poet, composer, and musicologist (Janne Kubrik; Stenkol), dies at 65
- 1970 Bourvil [André Robert Raimbourg], French actor and singer (Le Corniaud, La Grande Vadrouille), dies of Kahler's syndrome at 53
- 1972 Calvin Frazier, American country and Detroit blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("This Old World's In A Tangle"), dies of cancer at 57
- 1973 Manuel Borguñó, Spanish pianist, composer, choral director, and pedagogue, dies at 89
- 1974 Robbie Mcintosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band), overdoses at 24
- 1975 Constant Stotijn, Dutch cellist (Residence Orchestra), oboe player, and timpanist, dies at 62
- 1982 Jimmy Wakely, American country music vocalist (5 Star Jubilee), dies of heart failure at 68
- 1984 Anatoly Novikov, Russian-Soviet composer (Red Spider; The Hymn of Democratic Youth of the World), dies at 87
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American choreographer, film and stage director (All the Jazz, Cabaret, Damn Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 62
- 1987 Louis Kentner, Hungarian-British pianist and composer, dies at 87
- 1987 O. B. McClinton, American country singer (Man needs a woman), dies at 47
- 1988 Arwel Hughes, Welsh composer, dies at 79
- 1994 Dalton Reed, American soul singer, dies of heart failure at 42
- 1995 Lawrence "Booker T." Laury, American boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer, dies at 81
- 1996 Denis Dowling, New Zealand-born British operatic baritone, dies at 86
- 1996 Kip Tyler [Elwood Smith], American rockabilly singer-songwriter, and bongo player ("Ooh Yeah Baby"), dies at 67
- 2004 André Hazes, Dutch barkeeper and singer (We Love Orange), dies at 53
- 2006 Etta Baker, American blues guitarist, dies at 93
- 2006 Sir Malcolm Arnold, British trumpeter, and classical and film score composer (The Bridge On The River Kwai), dies at 84
- 2012 Karl Michael Komma, German composer and music publicist, dies at 98
- 2017 Charles Bradley, American R&B and funk singer, known as 'The Screaming Eagle of Soul', dies of stomach cancer at 68
- 2017 Tsisana Tatishvili, Georgian lyric-dramatic soprano, dies at 79
- 2019 Robert Hunter, American lyricist and singer-songwriter (Grateful Dead), dies at 78
- 2020 Juliette Gréco, French singer (Sous le ciel de Paris) and actress, dies at 93 [1]
- 2020 W. S. "Fluke" Holland, American rockabilly session and touring drummer (Sun Records; Carl Perkins; Johnny Cash), dies at 85
- 2021 Sue Thompson [Eva Sue McKee], American pop and country music singer ("Sad Movies (Make Me Cry")), dies at 96
- 2021 [Alfred] "Pee Wee" Ellis, American jazz, funk, and rock saxophonist, arranger (James Brown; Van Morrison; Maceo Parker), and songwriter ("The Chicken"; "Cold Sweat"), dies of heart failure at 80
- 2023 Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), and later substance abuse counselor, dies at 83
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