- 1811 Julien-Amable Mathieu, French composer, dies at 77
- 1819 Georg Druschetzky [Jiří Družecký], Czech composer, oboist, and timpanist, dies at 74
- 1831 Friedrich Wollank, German composer, dies at 49
- 1937 Henry Kimball Hadley, American composer (Bianca; Streets of Pekin), and conductor (San Francisco Symphony, 1915-18), dies of cancer at 65
- 1952 Jose Forns y Cuadras, Spanish composer and teacher, dies at 54
- 1956 Felix Borowski, British-American composer, educator (Chicago Musical College, 1896-1925), and musicologist (Chicago Symphony, 1908-56), dies at 84
- 1962 Hanns Eisler, Austrian composer (East German National Anthem), dies at 64
- 1965 (Ernest) "Red" Ingle, American jazz and novelty saxophonist, songwriter, arranger and vocalist (Ted Weems; Spike Jones and His City Slickers; The Natural Seven), dies of an internal hemorrhage at 58
- 1965 Konstantin G. Mostras, Russian composer, dies at 79
- 1966 Luigi Perrachio, Italian pianist, composer (Nove Poemetti; 25 Preludi), and pedagogue (Liceo Musicale Torino), dies at 83
- 1968 Karl Rankl, Austrian-born British composer and conductor (Covent Garden Opera Company), dies at 69
- 1973 William Henry Harris, English composer, dies at 90
- 1977 Guido Pannain, Italian composer and musicologist, dies at 85
- 1977 Paul Burkhard, Swiss composer, dies at 65
- 1978 Tom Wilson, American record producer (Sun Ra; Bob Dylan; Simon & Garfunkel; Mothers of Invention; Velvet Underground), dies of a heart attack at 47
- 1979 Ronald Binge, British composer (Elizabethan Serenade, Sailing By), dies at 69
- 1981 Joseph Yasser, Russian-American composer, dies at 88
- 1984 Ernest Tubb, American country musician ("Walking the Floor Over You"), dies of emphysema at 70
- 1985 Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery, American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist, singer, and composer ("Crescent City Blues"), dies at 79
- 1985 Jane Frazee [Mary Jane Frehse], American actress, singer, and dancer (Beautiful But Broke, Beulah), dies at 70 of pneumonia
- 1985 Johnny Desmond [Giovanni De Simone], American radio and big band singer (Bob Crosby; Gene Krupa; Your Hit Parade; Glenn Miller's Army Air Forces Orchestra),dies of cancer at 65 [1]
- 1985 Leon Orthel, Dutch pianist and composer, dies at 79
Tom Fogerty (1941-1990)
American rhythm guitarist (Creedence Clearwater Revival), and singer-songwriter, dies of tuberculosis at 48
- 1994 Max Kaminsky, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Max Kaminsky Orchestra), dies at 85
Nicky Hopkins (1944-1994)
British rock session pianist (Rolling Stones (1967-75); The Who - "Getting In Tune"; The Kinks - "Sunny Afternoon"; Beatles - "Revolution"; John Lennon - "Jealous Guy"; Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies after surgical complications at 50
- 2001 Carl Crack, German musician (Atari Teenage Riot) (b. 1971)
Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007)
Italian operatic tenor (Oh Giorgio; The Three Tenors), dies at 71
- 2010 Richard Bilderback Hervig, American composer, dies at 92
- 2011 Wardell Quezergue, American jazz, blues, and funk composer, arranger, record producer, and bandleader, known as the "Creole Beethoven", dies at 81
- 2016 Lewis Merenstein, American record producer (Miriam Makeba; Van Morrison's Astral Weeks; Glass Harp), dies of pneumonia at 81
- 2017 Derek David Bourgeois, British composer, conductor and educator (National Youth Chamber Orchestra), dies of cancer at 75
- 2018 Claudio Scimone, Italian conductor (I Solisti Veneti), dies at 83
- 2023 Larry Chance [Figueiredo], American doo-wop vocalist (The Earls - "Remember Then"; "I Believe"), dies at 82
- 2023 Richard Davis, American jazz double bassist described as "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album" (Van Morrison's Astral Weeks), dies at 93
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