- 1768 Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu, Spanish composer, dies at 66
- 1781 Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer, dies at 60
- 1826 Karl Bernhard Wessely, German composer (Sulamith und Eusebia), dies at 57
- 1856 Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, writer and author of the Czech national anthem (Kde domov můj), dies of an unknown illness at 48
American composer (An American in Paris, Porgy And Bess, Summertime), dies from a brain tumor at 38
- 1950 Timotei Popovici, Romanian priest, choral director, and composer, dies at 79
- 1959 (Rossiere) "Shadow" Wilson, American jazz drummer (Thelonious Monk), dies of meningitis at 39
- 1961 Erskine Butterfield, American swing and boogie-woogie jazz pianist, singer, and composer, dies at 48
- 1973 Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72
- 1980 Bolesław Woytowicz, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 80
- 1984 Karel Mengelberg, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 81
- 1991 Roger Christian, American radio personality and lyricist ("Don’t Worry Baby"; "Little Deuce Coupe"; "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena"), dies from kidney and liver failure at 57
- 1993 Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82
- 1994 Charles "Lefty" Edwards, saxophonist, dies at 67
- 1994 Lex Humphries, American jazz drummer (Sun Ra Arkestra), dies at 57
- 1996 Florrie Rodrigo, Dutch dancer, choreography and teacher (Schepelingen), dies at 102
- 1996 Louis Gottlieb, American musician (The Limeliters), dies at 72
- 1999 Helen Forrest [Fogel], American big band, pop, and swing jazz singer (Artie Shaw; Benny Goodman; Harry James), dies of heart failure at 82 [1]
- 2001 Herman Brood, Dutch painter and pianist (Sleepin' Bird), dies at 54
- 2002 Rosco Gordon, American R&B pianist, singer, and songwriter ("Booted"; "No More Doggin'"), dies of a heart attack at 74
- 2005 Frances Langford, American singer (I'm In The Mood For Love), entertainer (Armed Forces Hour; USO tours), actress (All-American Co-Ed; Born To Dance), and philanthropist, dies of congestive heart failure at 92
- 2006 Bill Miller, American jazz pianist and arranger (Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr.), dies of a heart attack while on tour at 91
- 2007 Ferhunde Erkin (née Remzi) Turkish concert pianist and pedagogue, dies at 98
- 2007 Rod Lauren, American rocker ("If I Had a Girl"), commits suicide at 66
- 2009 Valentinas Bagdonas, Lithuanian composer (Symphony of Peace), dies at 79
- 2010 Bishop Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer (Edwin Hawkins Singers; Love Center Choir), dies of pancreatic cancer at 61
- 2011 George Lascelles, English Earl of Harewood, Director of the Royal Opera House, dies at 88
- 2014 Charlie Haden, American jazz double-bassist (Liberation Music Orchestra; Quartet West), dies at 76
- 2014 Tommy Ramone [Tamás Erdélyi], Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones), dies of bile duct cancer at 65
- 2021 William Albert Penn, American composer (Living in the Next Great Ice Age; Garland Songs), educator, and record producer, dies at 78
- 2022 Monty Norman [Noserovitch], British big band singer, songwriter (False Hearted Lover), and film composer (James Bond Theme), dies at 94
- 2023 Yūzō Toyama, Japanese composer and conductor, dies at 92
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