- 1619 Francesco Soto de Langa, Spanish composer, dies at about 85
- 1716 Johann Christoph Pez, German Baroque composer, dies at 52
- 1733 Georg Motz, German composer, dies at 79
- 1813 Braz Francisco de Lima, Portuguese composer, organist, mestre de capela, and pedagogue, dies at 61
- 1849 Johann Baptist Strauss, the elder, Austrian composer (Radetzky-Marsch), dies at 45
- 1860 Carl Friedrich Zöllner, German composer, dies at 60
- 1916 Julius Fučík, Czech composer, dies at 44
- 1920 William F. Sudds, American composer, music publisher, and teacher, dies at 77
- 1924 Karel Burian (also Carl Burrian), Czech operatic tenor, dies at 54
- 1944 Leo Justinus Kauffmann, Alsatian composer, dies at 43
- 1959 Ennio Porrino, Italian composer, dies at 49
- 1965 Nikolai Sokoloff, Russian-American conductor (Seattle Symphony), dies at 79
- 1967 (Hezekiah) "Stuff" Smith, American jazz violinist, vocalist, and composer ("It's Wonderful"; "You'se A Viprer"), dies at 58 [1]
- 1970 Efim Golishev, Ukrainian painter and composer, dies at 73
- 1979 Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (Me tulemme taas, Rion yö), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 64
John Bonham (1948-1980)
English rock drummer (Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"), dies from asphyxiation after heavy alcohol intake at 32
- 1985 Albert Moeschinger, Swiss composer, dies at 88
- 1995 Dorothy Dickson, American actress and dancer (Paying the Piper, Danny Boy), dies at 102
- 1997 Hélène Baillargeon, Quebec singer and folklorist, dies at 81
- 1997 Jean Françaix, French classical pianist, and composer, dies at 85
- 1998 Russell Smith, American composer, dies at 71
- 2002 Wanda Luzzato, Italian concert violinist and teacher dies at 83
- 2005 Georges Arvanitas, French jazz pianist and organist, dies at 74
- 2008 (Gerrit Cornelis) "Kees" Otten, Dutch flautist and recorder player, dies at 83
- 2009 Alicia de Larrocha, Spanish pianist (Orquesta Sinfonica), dies at 86
Andy Williams (1927-2012)
American pop singer ("Moon River"; "Days of Wine and Roses"), dies from bladder cancer at 84
- 2016 Jean Shepard, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee), dies of Parkinson's disease at 82
- 2016 Kashif Saleem [Michael Jones], American R&B, disco, and soul keyboardist (B.T. Express, 1976-79 - "Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More"), songwriter, and record producer, dies at 59
- 2016 Rod Temperton, British pop musician and songwriter ("Boogie Nights"; "Thriller"; "Give Me the Night"; "Yah Mo B There"), dies of cancer at 66
- 2017 Folke Rabe, Swedish avant-garde composer (What??), dies at 81
- 2019 Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian pianist (Mozart interpretation), dies at 91
- 2020 S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Telegu playback singer (The Jewel of Shiva), dies of COVID-19 at 74
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