Jan 1 Christleib Siegmund Binder, German composer, dies at 65 Jan 2 Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer of Schauensee, Swiss composer and organist, dies at 68 Jan 20 Johann Christoph Oley, German composer, dies at 50 Dec 1788 Deaths in Music by Year Feb 1789 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers