- 1679 Werner Fabricius, German composer, dies at 45
- 1854 Filippo Traetta [Philip Trajetta], Italian composer, dies at 77
- 1863 Ferdinand Huber, Swiss composer, dies at 71
- 1886 Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, Austrian composer, dies at 73
- 1911 Edwin Arthur Jones, American composer (Song of our Saviour), dies at 57
- 1939 Johann Strauss, Austrian conductor and Royal Ball director, dies at 72
- 1948 Violet Gordon-Woodhouse, British musician (harpsichord and clavichord), dies at 75
- 1949 Amilcare Zanella, Italian composer and conductor, dies at 75
- 1956 Paul Malengreau, Belgian organist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1813-53), dies at 71
- 1957 Mary Carr Moore, American composer, dies at 83
- 1962 Leroy Shield [Shields], American pianist, composer (Laurel & Hardy; Our Gang; Union Pacific Suite), and orchestra leader, dies of cancer at 68
- 1966 Haro Levoni Step'anian, Armenian composer, dies at 68
- 1968 Louis Aubert, French composer (Habanera), dies at 90
- 1969 Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86
- 1971 Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)
- 1977 Alexey Fedorovich Kozlovsky, Russian composer, dies at 71
- 1979 Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80
- 1981 Kazimierz Serocki, Polish composer and co-founder of the Warsaw Autumn Festival, dies at 58
- 1986 Lucia Chase, American ballerina and co-founder of American Ballet Theater, dies at 88
- 1994 Silas Hogan, American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 82
- 2009 Dave Dee, British musician (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), dies of cancer at 67
- 2012 Ruth Fernandez, Puerto Rican singer and politician, dies from septic shock and pneumonia at 92
- 2012 Bridie Gallagher, Irish singer, dies at 87
- 2018 Karin von Aroldingen, German ballet dancer (NYC Ballet), dies at 76
- 2022 James Mtume [Forman], American Grammy Award-winning jazz and R&B percussionist, songwriter, record producer (Mile Davis, 1971-75; "Juicy Fruit"), social activist, and radio personality, dies at 76
- 2022 Maria Ewing, American opera mezzo-soprano singer (Metropolitan Opera, 1976-97), dies at 71
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