1609 Eustache du Caurroy, French Renaissance composer, dies at 60
1712 Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, German musician composer (Georg Frideric Handel's master), dies at 48
1786 Friedrich Schwindl, Dutch composer, dies at 49
1798 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, German composer and theologian, dies at 65
1846 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, German composer, dies at 76
1893 Alfredo Catalani, Italian operatic composer, dies at 39
1913 David Popper, Bohemian composer and cellist, dies at 70
1914 Boleslaw Dembinski, Polish composer, dies at 81
1924 Camille Zeckwer, American pianist, organist, composer, and educator (Philadelphia Musical Academy, 1917-24), dies from complications of throat surgery at 49
1944 Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Paraguayan classical guitarist and composer (La Catedral), dies at 59
1960 Väinö Hannikainen, Finnish composer and harpist, dies at 60
1967 Max [Marcus] Tak, Dutch violinist and radio commentator, dies at 75
1969 Joseph Kosma [József Kozma], Hungarian-French film composer (Les Enfants du Paradis; The Grand Illusion), dies at 63
1969 Russ Morgan, American orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 65
1971 (Henry) "Homer" Haynes, American country music comedian and guitarist (Homer & Jethro - "The Battle of Kookamonga"), dies of a heart attack at 51
1972 Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown], American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer (Touch of Evil, Bob Cummings Show), dies of cancer at 43
1978 (Albert) Eddie Calvert, British trumpeter ("Oh, Mein Papa"; "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)"), dies of a heart attack at 56
1978 Franz Alphons Wolpert, German composer, dies at 60
1984 Esther Phillips, American singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48
1991 Billy T. James, New Zealand comedian and singer (Billy T. James Show), dies of heart failure at 42
1992 Titti Sotto, Cuban singer and composer (La Esquina Habanera), dies of respiratory and liver failure at 48
1993 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46
2009 Mike Seeger, American folk musician (b. 1933)
2011 Marshall Grant, American bassist (Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two), dies at 83
2013 Kelly Garrett, American actress and singer (The Night That Made America Famous), dies of cancer at 69
2017 David Maslanka, American composer (Angel Of Mercy; Sea Dreams), and educator, dies of colon cancer at 73
2017 Janet Seidel, Australian jazz pianist, vocalist, arranger, and educator, dies of ovarian cancer at 62
2020 Constance Weldon, American symphonic tuba player (Boston Pops; Concertgebouw) and educator, dies at 88
2020 Mark Wirtz, French pop music record producer, and composer ("Excerpt From A Teenage Opera"), dies from Pick's disease at 76
2021 Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, American funk saxophonist (Kool & The Gang - "Who's Gonna Take The Weight"), dies at 70 [1]
2023 DJ Casper [William Perry Jr.], American club DJ and songwriter ("Cha Cha Slide"), dies of cancer at 58