- 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, dies at 75
- 1949 Amilcare Zanella, Italian composer and conductor, dies at 75
- 1957 Mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83
- 1959 Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71
- 1962 Leroy Shield, American pianist and composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68
- 1966 Haro Levoni Step'anian, Armenian composer, dies at 68
- 1968 Louis-Francois-Marie Aubert, French composer (Habanera), dies at 90
- 1969 Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86
- 1971 Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)
- 1972 Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80
- 1977 Alexey Fedorovich Kozlovsky, Russian composer, dies at 71
- 1979 Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80
- 1981 Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58
- 1994 Silas Hogan, blues singer/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 Co), dies at 76