Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
Czech composer, dies at 74
- 1943 Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76
- 1967 (William) "Buster" Bailey, American jazz clarinetist (WC Handy; King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band; Fletcher Henderson; Noble Sissle; John Kirby), and bandleader, dies of a heart attack at 65
- 1973 Perry Botkin, American jazz and session guitarist, banjo player, composer, and musical director (Bing Crosby), dies at 66
- 1982 Helvi Leiviskä, Finnish composer, dies at 80
- 1985 Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer (Sukiyaki), and actor, dies in JAL 123 crash at 43
- 1985 Marcel Mihalovici, French composer, dies at 86
- 1988 Jean-Michel Basquiat, American artist (Gray, SAMO), dies of a drug overdose at 27
- 1990 Piotr Perkowski, Polish composer, dies at 89
- 1991 Irene Campbell, British actress/dancer (Wicker Man, St Justice), dies
John Cage (1912-1992)
American composer (4′33″; Imaginary Landscape No 1/O'O), dies of a stroke at 79
- 1994 Gene Cherico, American jazz bassist, dies at 59
- 1997 Jack Delano [Jacob Ovcharov], Russian-born American composer and photographer, dies at 83
- 1997 Luther Allison, American blues and session guitarist (Howlin' Wolf; James Cotton), dies of lung and brain cancer at 57
- 2000 Patrick Peter Sacco, American composer, dies at 71
- 2008 (June) "Christie" Allen, British-Australian pop singer (Goosebumps), dies of pancreatic cancer at 54
- 2008 Donald Erb, American composer known for large orchestral works, dies at 81
- 2009 Les Paul [Polsfuss], American guitarist, (How High The Moon), songwriter and inventor (solid-body electric guitar), dies at 94
- 2010 Richie Hayward, American drummer (Little Feat), dies of liver cancer at 64
- 2012 Mendelis Bašs, Latvian composer, conductor, and pedagogue, dies at 93
Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)
American actress and singer named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema (Dark Passage, Key Largo), dies of a stroke at 89
- 2015 John Scott, English organist and choirmaster, dies at 59
- 2015 Per Hjort Albertsen, Norwegian organist, composer, and educator, dies at 96