- 1786 Friedrich Schwindl, Dutch composer, dies at 49
- 1798 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer, dies at 65
- 1846 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer, dies at 76
- 1893 Alfredo Catalani, Italian operatic composer, dies at 39
- 1913 David Popper, composer, dies at 70
- 1914 Boleslaw Dembinski, Polish composer, dies at 81
- 1924 Camille Zeckwer, American composer, dies at 49
- 1959 Armas Launis, Finnish composer, dies at 75
- 1960 Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60
- 1967 Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75
- 1967 Max [Marcus] Tak, Dutch violinist and radio commentator, dies at 75
- 1969 Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63
- 1969 Russ Morgan, American orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 65
- 1972 Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown], American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer (Touch of Evil, Bob Cummings Show), dies of cancer at 43
- 1978 Franz Alphons Wolpert, German composer, dies at 60
- 1978 (Albert) Eddie Calvert, British trumpeter ("Oh, Mein Papa"; "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)"), dies of a heart attack at 56
- 1984 Esther Phillips, American singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48
- 1991 Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies
- 1992 Titti Sotto, Cuban composer (La Esquina Habanera), dies
- 1993 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46
- 2009 Mike Seeger, American folk musician (b. 1933)
- 2011 Marshall Grant, American bassist (Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two), dies at 83
- 2013 Kelly Garrett, American actress and singer (The Night That Made America Famous), dies of cancer at 69
- 2017 David Henry Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, dies of colon cancer at 73
- 2017 Janet Seidel, Australian jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger, and educator, dies of ovarian cancer at 62
- 2020 Constance Weldon, American symphonic tuba player (Boston Pops; Concertgebouw) and educator, dies at 88