- 1800 Johann Evangelist Schreiber, Swiss Baroque composer, dies at 84
- 1824 Edward Jones, Welsh harpist and composer, dies at 72
- 1830 José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian classical composer (Master of Music at the Royal Chapel), dies at 63
- 1854 Józef Elsner, Polish composer, musicologist, and teacher of Chopin, dies at 84
- 1861 August Neithardt, German composer, dies at 67
- 1861 Heinrich August Neithardt, German military bandleader (1816-40), choirmaster (Berlin Cathedral, 1843-61), and composer, dies at 67
- 1863 Job Plimpton, American composer and organ builder, dies at 79
- 1883 Agnes Tyrrell, Czech pianist and composer, dies at 36
- 1928 Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor, dies of a heart attack at 58
- 1936 Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer (The Pines of Rome; Belkis), dies at 56
- 1936 Seaborn McDaniel Denson, American composer, dies at 82
- 1938 Richard Terry, English organist and musicologist, dies at 73
- 1940 Florrie Forde [Flannagan], Australian singer and British music hall performer, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 64
- 1964 Albe Vidaković, Croatian composer, dies at 49
- 1971 Masao Ohki, Japanese composer (Idea of the Night; Hiroshima Symphony), dies of cancer at 69
- 1975 Rob Touber [Noordervliet], Dutch television music and variety director, and record producer, dies of a heart attack at 38
- 1989 Julia Smith, American composer (Prairie Kaleidoscope; Cynthia Parker), pianist (Orchestrette Classique), teacher, and musicologist (Aaron Copland: His Work and Contribution to American Music), dies at 84
- 1991 Barry Rogers, American jazz, salsa, and session trombonist (Eddie Palmiere; Fania All-Stars; Chaka Khan; Todd Rundgren), dies at 55
- 1991 Heino Jurisalu, Estonian composer (Kvintett puhkpillidele), dies at 60
- 1991 Martin Hannett, British record producer (Joy Division; OMD), dies of heart failure at 42
- 1996 Michael Leander, English songwriter and record producer, dies at 54
- 1997 David Branson, British piano prodigy, composer, musicologist, and visual artist, dies at 88
- 2004 Frances Rafferty, American WWII pin-up girl, dancer and actress (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood), dies at 81
- 2005 Kenneth Schermerhorn, American conductor (American Ballet), dies at 75
- 2009 Enrique Franco, Spanish pianist, composer (Cuerda de presos), music promoter, and broadcaster (National Spanish Radio; Radio Clásica), dies at 89
- 2012 Robert O. Ragland, American film score composer (The Thing With Two Heads), dies at 80
- 2013 Cordell "Boogie" Mosson, American musician (Parliament-Funkadelic collective), dies of liver failure at 60
- 2013 Storm Thorgerson, British graphic designer and music video director (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Cranberries), dies of cancer at 69
- 2014 Brian Priestman, British conductor and teacher, dies at 87
- 2016 Brian Asawa, Japanese-American countertenor, dies of liver failure at 49
- 2016 [Julia Liane] Aleah Stanbridge, South African metal musician (Trees of Eternity), dies of cancer at 39
- 2017 Gordon Langford [Colman], British composer and arranger of brass, choral, and orchestral music (Facets of Glass; Rhapsody for Trombone), dies at 86
- 2022 Harrison Birtwistle, British contemporary classical composer (The Minotaur; The Mask of Orpheus), dies at 87 [1]
- 2022 Janez Matičič, Slovenian pianist. conductor, and pedagogue, dies at 95
- 2022 Nicholas Angelich, American concert pianist, dies of degenerative lung disease at 51
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