1941 : Helen Morgan, American singer and actress, born Helen Riggins, died of cirrhosis of the liver in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 41.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (2 August 1900)

1978 : Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter, born Jacques Romain Georges Brel, died of pulmonary embolism in Bobigny, France, at the age of 49.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (8 April 1929)

1988 : Mousey Alexander, American jazz drummer, born Elmer Alexander, died of heart and kidney failure in Longwood, Florida, at the age of 66.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (29 June 1922)

1988 : Cliff Gallup, American electric guitarist, born Clifton E. Gallup, died from a heart attack at the age of 58. (Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps)
See also: This Day in Music History Births (17 June 1930)

1999 : Milt Jackson, American jazz vibraphonist, born Milton Jackson, died in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 76.
See also: This Day in Music History Births (1 January 1923)