Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Austrian composer (Te Deum; Wagner Symphony), Wagner disciple and "monumental bore", dies at 72
- 1897 Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (Variations Symphoniques; Suite Gothique), dies at 35
- 1942 Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 64
- 1970 Anis Fuleihan, Lebanese-American classical pianist, composer (Theremin Concerto), conductor, and pedagogue, dies at 70
- 1985 Tex Williams, American country-western singer, dies of cancer at 68
- 1993 Jess Thomas, American tenor known for his singing in Richard Wagner operas, dies at 66
- 1993 Yvar Mikhashoff [Ronald Mackay], American contemporary classical pianist, composer, and educator (University of Buffalo, 1973-93), dies of AIDS at 52
- 1995 Isolde Ahlgrimm, Austrian harpsichordist, fortepianist, early music and original instrument proponent, and teacher, dies at 81
- 1996 Johnny Costa [Costanza], American jazz pianist, celeste and accordion player, and musical director (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood), dies at 74
- 1999 Zbigniew Wiszniewski, Polish composer, dies at 77
- 2007 Werner von Trapp, Austrian singer (Trapp Family Singers), dies at 91
- 2008 Neal Hefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); bandleader (Kate Smith Show) and composer ("Li'l Darlin"; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), dies at 85
- 2014 Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist, conductor, and educator, dies at 54
- 2015 John Berg, American art director, 4-time Grammy Award-winner for album art (Columbia Records, 1961-85), dies of pneumonia at 83
- 2020 Jon Gibson, American flute and saxophone player (Philip Glass Ensemble, 1968-2019), and composer (The Voyage of The Beagle), dies at 80 [1]
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