- 1681 Georg Neumark, German composer and poet, dies at 60
- 1876 Josef Dessauer, Austrian composer, dies at 78
- 1885 Henry Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Blessing of Arms), dies
- 1894 Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, Russian composer, dies at 67
- 1905 Walter Kittredge, American musician during American Civil War, dies at 70
- 1941 Philippe Gaubert, French musician and composer, dies at 62
- 1942 Catherinus Elling, Norwegian organist, composer, educator, and ethno-musicologist, dies at 83
- 1946 Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Russian composer {Alexnadrov Ensemble}, dies at 63
- 1949 Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli, Italian composer, dies at 66
- 1957 Henry Février, French composer, dies at 81
- 1961 Julián Bautista, Spanish composer, dies at 60
- 1971 Charlie Shavers, American jazz trumpet player, dies at 50
- 1972 Lovie [Cora] Austin, American jazz pianist (Down Hearted Blues), dies at 84
- 1979 Charles Kynard, American soul, jazz, and funk Hammond B-3 organ player (Reelin With The Feelin'), dies at 46
- 1984 Christine McIntyre, American actress and singer (The Three Stooges, The Rangers' Round-Up), dies from cancer at 73
- 1994 Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer
- 1995 Günter Bialas, German composer, dies at 87
- 1996 James Woodie Alexander, songwriter/vocalist, dies at 80
- 2003 Kunio Toda, Japanese composer, dies at 87
- 2007 Jindřich Feld, Czech composer (Concerto for Flute and Orchestra), dies at 82
- 2015 Ernie Maresca, American singer and songwriter (Runaround Sue; The Wanderer), dies at 76
- 2018 Tab Hunter [Arthur Andrew Kelm], American actor (Tab Hunter Show, Lust in the Dust) and singer (Young Love), dies of complications of deep vein thrombosis at 86
- 2018 Oliver Knussen, British composer (Where the Wild Things Are, Chicara), dies at 66
- 2018 Alan Johnson, American screen and stage choreographer (The Producers - "Springtime for Hitler"; Legs Diamond; 3 Emmy Awards), director (To Be Or Not To Be), and dancer (West Side Story),, dies at 81
- 2020 Naya Rivera, American actress and singer (Glee), drowns at 33