1974 Ilona Massey [Hajmássy], Hungarian-American film, stage, and radio actress and singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies of cancer at 64
1978 Ivan Jirko, Czech composer, music critic and psychiatrist, dies at 51
1980 Joe Dassin, French-American singer (Les Champs-Élysées), dies at 41
1986 Thad Jones, American jazz saxophonist, flugelhorn player, arranger, bandleader, and composer (Count Basie; Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra), dies of cancer at 63
1991 Betty Bowden, British dancer and actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86
1995 John Gilmore, American jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, percussionist, and bandleader (Sun Ra Arketsra), dies of emphysema at 63
1995 Orville "Red" Rhodes, American session pedal steel guitarist, dies at 64
1995 Paul Foster, American gospel singer (The Soul Stirrers), dies at 75
1996 Rio Reiser, German rock singer ("Ton Steine Scherben"), dies at 46
1998 Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer ("Seven Lonely Days"), dies at 82
1999 Bobby Sheehan, American bassist (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"), dies of a drug overdose at 31
2005 Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish heavy metal drummer, dies of heart failure at 34
2006 Claude Blanchard, French Canadian singer, comedian and actor, dies at 74
2009 Larry Knechtel, American session piano and bass player (Simon and Garfunkel; Johnny Rivers), dies of a heart attack at 69
2013 Marian McPartland, British jazz pianist, and radio host (Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz), dies at 95
2013 Richard Angas, British operatic bass singer (English National Opera, 1980-2000), dies at 71