- 1744 Carlo Arrigoni, Italian composer and musician, dies at 46
- 1780 Bernhard Haltenberger, German composer, dies at 32
- 1795 Friedrich Hartmann Graf, German composer, dies at 67
- 1812 Vincenzo Righini, composer, dies at 56
- 1813 Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer, dies at 54
- 1813 Josef Blazej Smrcek, composer, dies at 61
- 1822 Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62
- 1851 Gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80
- 1872 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, French composer, dies at 63
- 1881 Joseph Labitzky, Bohemian composer, dies at 79
- 1892 František Zdeněk Skuherský, Czech composer, dies at 62
- 1900 Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian composer, dies at 67
- 1912 Alphonse Hasselmans, Belgian-French harpist, composer (La Source), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1884-1912), dies at 67
- 1922 Felipe Pedrell, Spanish guitarist, composer (Excelsior; La Celestina), and musical scholar, dies at 81
- 1929 Sergei P Diaghilev, Russian dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57
- 1936 Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38
- 1944 Henry Wood, British conductor associated with London's promenade "Proms" concerts (Gentle Art of Singing, My Life of Music), dies following an illness at 75
- 1963 Kathleen Parlow, Canadian violinist (b. 1890)
- 1975 Ima Hogg, American society leader, Texas art patron and founder of Houston Symphony, dies at 93
- 1976 Jeno Kenessey, composer, dies at 70
- 1979 Dorsey Burnette, American rockabilly singer (The Rock and Roll trio), dies at 46
- 1991 Richard Maltby Sr., American musician and orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 77
- 1995 Pierre Schaeffer, French electronics engineer and composer, dies at 85
- 1997 Petr Novák, Czech musician (George and Beatovens, Flamengo), dies of apparent poisoning at 51
- 2001 Betty Everett, American singer and pianist (b. 1939)
- 2008 LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist (Dave Matthews Band), dies at 46
- 2010 Michael Been, American musician (The Call), dies at 60
- 2013 Cedar Walton, American hard bop jazz pianist (Jazztet; Art Blakey), and composer ("Mosaic"),, dies at 79
- 2017 Bea Wain, American singer and radio host (Deep Purple; Heart and Soul), dies at 100