Music · 1923–2006
György Ligeti — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 28 May 1923 · Died: 11 June 2006 · Age at death: 83
How old was György Ligeti when he died?
György Ligeti died aged 83. He was born on 28 May 1923 and died on 11 June 2006.
Hungarian-Austrian composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music
Did you know?His music reached a massive global audience after Stanley Kubrick used several of his compositions in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
György Sándor Ligeti (Hungarian:; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian composer of contemporary classical music.
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- Age at death
- 83
- Would be
- 103
- Years since death
- 20
- Born
- May 28, 1923 · Târnăveni, Romania
- Died
- June 11, 2006
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Known for
- Music
Family
- Father
- Sándor Ligeti
- Spouse
- Vera Ligeti
- Child
- Lukas Ligeti
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- Born on May 28Born on May 28 too? You share your birthday with György Ligeti, Kylie Minogue, Ian Fleming and 25 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on June 11György Ligeti is remembered every June 11, along with 16 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day György Ligeti was bornA newspaper front page for 28 May 1923, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayGyörgy Ligeti would be 103 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryGyörgy Ligeti's 104th birthday is in 215 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!104th
- Death anniversaryThe 21st anniversary of György Ligeti's death is in 229 days. A moment to remember their legacy.21st
- Gemini zodiac signGemini people are known for being curious, adaptable and witty. Are you a Gemini like György Ligeti? Meet others who share your star sign.Zodiac
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