- 1724 Johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77
- 1882 Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60
- 1891 Ann Mounsey, English composer, dies at 80
- 1913 Frank Lynes, American composer, dies at 55
- 1933 Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64
Carlos Gardel
1935 Carlos Gardel, Argentine singer and the most prominent figure in the history of tango, dies in a plane crash at 44
Carlos Gardel
- 1936 Nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49
- 1944 Rio Gebhardt, German composer, dies at 36
- 1952 Lodewijk Mortelmans, Belgian composer, dies at 84
- 1992 Tom Alexander, model/actor (Kurt-Forbidden Dance), dies of AIDs
- 1992 Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29
- 2004 Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter (b. 1957)
- 2007 Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, dies at 32
- 2013 Alan Myers, American rock drummer (Devo), dies of cancer at 58
- 2016 Bernie Worrell, US keyboardist (Funkadelic-Cosmic Slop), dies at 72