1868: Gioacchino Rossini ( 76 ) Italian composer
1967: Harriet Cohen CBE (61) UK pianist particularly associated with J. S. Bach's music: a few composers wrote music specifically for her, particularly Sir Arnold Bax (her lover) who wrote most of his piano pieces for her, including music for David Lean's 1948 film version of Oliver Twist. He also composed Concertino for Left Hand for her after she lost the use of her right hand in 1948. The Harriet Cohen International Music Award was introduced in her honour in 1951 (?).
1973: Jerry Lee Lewis Jr (19) US drummer in his father's band (car accident)
1988: Antal Dorati (82)Hungarian conductor
1988: JaromÃr Vejvoda (86) Czech composer
1992: Ronnie Bond (49) drummer; The Troggs ()
1996: Bill Doggett (80) US pianist; created one of rock's greatest instrumental tracks "Honky Tonk" (heart attack)
1997: André Boucourechliev (72) French composer
2001: David "Panama" Francis (82) US drummer, jazz, rock n roll, freelance/sessions. Played with all the jazz greats. As R&B and rock n roll went mainstream he became even more sought after, playing on a vast amount of chart hits ().
2002: "Sir" Roland P. Hanna (70) jazz pianist; a style diverse enough to fit into swing, bop, and more adventurous settings. He was given knighthood, thus the "Sir", from the President of Liberia in 1970 in recognition for a series of concerts held to benefit Liberian children. (heart attack)
2004: John Balance (42) UK musician and artist; he was the founder and half of the experimental music group Coil. He was responsible for vocals, lyrics, chants, synthetics and various esoteric sound-making instruments and devices (lost his balance & tipped over the banisters at his home while under the influence of alcohol)
2004: Ol' Dirty Bastard /Russell Jones (35) Rapper, Wu-Tang Clan (collapsed and died at a Manhattan recording studio in New York after complaining of chest pain)
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