1903 August Labitzky, Bohemian composer, dies at 70
1914 Anatoly Lyadov, Russian composer (From the Apocalypse; Bewitched Lake), conductor, and pedagogue (St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1878-1914), dies at 59
1953 Nikolai Golovanov, Russian conductor and composer (Bolshoi Opera), dies at 61
1955 Bob Gordon, American cool jazz baritone saxophonist, dies in a car accident at 27
1958 Nikolay Golovanov, Soviet composer, dies at 67
1959 Bohuslav Martinů, Czech composer (Hry o Marti), dies at 68
1960 Anton Lajovic, Slovenian composer, dies at 81
1981 Guy Stevens, British record company executive (Sue; Island), band manager (Mott the Hoople; Procol Harum), and record producer (The Clash - London Calling), dies from an overdose of anti-alcohol medication at 38
1982 Nini de Boël, Flemish operetta singer (White Horse), dies at 84
1988 Hazel Dawn [Henrietta Tout], American stage actress, singer, and violinist (The Pink Lady; The Debutante), and silent film actress (My Lady Incog), dies at 98
1990 Pamela Harrison, British concert pianist and composer, dies at 74
1994 Alfonso Letelier (-Llona), Chilean composer and educator (El Hombre ante la Ciencia - (Man Before Science)), dies at 88
1994 Pieter de Cort, Belgian rock guitarist (Betty Goes Green), dies of cancer at 25
2007 Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American Academy Award-winning stage and screen singer and actress (Sayonara; Flower Drum Song; Courtship of Eddie's Father - "Mrs. Livingston"), dies of cancer at 78
2009 DJ AM [Adam Goldstein], American DJ and musician, dies of a drug overdose at 36
2011 George Green, American songwriter ("Hurts So Good", "Rain On The Scarecrow"), dies of lung cancer at 59