- 1701 Johann Schelle, German composer, dies at 52
- 1716 Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, Austrian composer, dies at 48
- 1832 Muzio Clementi, Italian-English pianist, composer, music publisher, and piano maker, dies at 80
- 1861 Joseph-François Snel, Belgian composer, dies at 67
- 1866 Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, Italian-French composer and music publisher, dies at 87
- 1870 (Isaac) Ignaz Moscheles, Bohemian piano virtuoso, friend of Beethoven, teacher of Mendelssohn, conductor, and composer, dies at 75 [1]
- 1875 Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul, French composer, dies at 84
- 1888 Ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 57
- 1897 Teodulo Mabellini, Italian composer, dies at 79
- 1900 Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, Danish composer, dies at 94
- 1901 Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, Russian composer, dies at 38
- 1910 Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer and teacher (Undine Sonata), dies at 85
- 1922 Arthur Hervey, Irish orchestral and operatic composer, and musicologist, dies at 67
- 1922 Horace Wadham Nicholl, British composer, dies at 73
- 1963 Irving Aaronson, American jazz pianist and big band lbandeader, dies of a heart attack at 68
Ina Boyle (1899-1967)
Irish composer (Glencree; The Magic Harp), dies of cancer at 68
- 1967 Yiorgos Batis, Greek composer and rebetiko musician, dies at about 82
- 1971 Mabel Wheeler Daniels, American composer (Deep Forest, The Desolate City), dies at 92
- 1974 Quinto Maganini, American composer (The Argonauts), dies at 76
- 1975 Léopold Samuel, Belgian composer, dies at 91
- 1977 E. Power Biggs, British classical organist and composer (CBS; Bach), dies at 70
- 1981 Bill Hopkins, English composer, dies of a heart attack at 37
Andy Gibb (1958-1988)
British singer-songwriter, performer and teen idol (Bee Gees - "I Just Want to Be Your Everything"), dies of myocarditis at 30
- 1988 William Brocklesby Wordsworth, English composer, dies at 79
- 1989 Doc Green, American pop baritone vocalist (The Drifters - "Under the Boardwalk"; "Up on the Roof"), dies of cancer at 54
- 1992 Giorgos Zampetas, Greek composer and musician (b. 1925)
- 1995 Alexander Hyatt King, English musicologist and Mozart scholar, dies at 84
- 1995 Hendrik van Leeuwen, Dutch musician, dies at 79
- 1997 (Dolores) LaVern Baker [Evans], American pop and R&B vocalist ("Jim Dandy"; "I Cried A Tear"), dies of cardiovascular disease at 67
- 2001 Massimo Morsello, Italian fascist political singer and songwriter, dies at 42
- 2004 Dave Blood [Schulthise], American rock bassist (The Dead Milkmen -"Punk Rock Girl"), dies from a drug overdose at 47
- 2005 Danny Joe Brown, American singer (Molly Hatchet), dies of pneumonia at 53
- 2005 Jackie Neal, American blues singer-songwriter ("Right Thang, Wrong Man"), murdered by her ex-boyfriend at 37
- 2005 Mindy Jostyn, American session and touring vocalist, violinist, guitarist, accordionist, and harmonica player (New York Rock and Soul Revue; Billy Joel; Andreas Vollenweider; Carly Simon; Cyndi Lauper), and singer-songwriter ("Five Miles From Hope"; "Coming Home"), dies of cancer at 48
- 2006 Anna Moffo, American soprano (Adventurers), dies at 73
- 2008 Charles "Chuck" and "Bing" Day, American session guitarist, bassist and blues performer dies at 65
- 2010 (Doyle) "Nick" Taylor, American rock guitarist (Bloodrock), dies in a car accident at 63
- 2010 Édgar Valcárcel, Peruvian pianist and composer, dies at 77
- 2010 Micky Jones, Welsh rock guitarist (Man), dies of a brain tumor at 63
- 2012 Heinz Wunderlich, German organist and composer, dies at 92
- 2014 Shirley Scott, American swing and blues organist (with Stanley Turrentine), dies of heart failure at 67
- 2016 Ernestine Anderson, American jazz vocalist and blues singer, dies at 87
- 2016 Gogi Grant [Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg], American singer ("The Wayward Wind"), dies at 91
- 2016 Keith Emerson, English rock keyboardist (Emerson, Lake & Palmer), commits suicide at 71
- 2017 (Joan) "Joni" Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge "We Are Family"), dies at 60
- 2017 Gido Kokars, Latvian choral conductor, dies at 95
- 2019 Asa Brebner, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Modern Lovers; The Chartbusters), dies at 65
- 2021 Stephen Scott, American composer (Bowed Piano Ensemble; Vikings of Sunrise), and educator (Colorado College), dies from complications of dementia at 76
- 2022 Jessica Williams, American jazz pianist and composer (In the Key of Monk), dies at 73
- 2024 Karl Wallinger, Welsh rocker and songwriter (The Waterboys, 1983-85; World Party - "Give It All Away"; "Ship Of Fools"), dies of a stroke at 66