Music · 1887–1959
Heitor Villa-Lobos — Age & Birthday
Born: 5 March 1887 · Died: 17 November 1959 · Age at death: 72
How old was Heitor Villa-Lobos when he died?
Heitor Villa-Lobos died aged 72. He was born on 5 March 1887 and died on 17 November 1959.
Influential Brazilian composer and conductor who blended folk and classical styles
Did you know?He spent time travelling through the Amazon rainforest as a young man to document and study indigenous Brazilian musical traditions.
Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 – November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music".
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- Age at death
- 72
- Would be
- 139
- Years since death
- 66
- Born
- March 5, 1887 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Died
- November 17, 1959
- Nationality
- Brazilian
- Known for
- Music
Family
- Father
- Raul Villa-Lobos
- Spouse
- Arminda Villa-Lobos
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- Born on March 5Born on March 5 too? You share your birthday with Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rosa Luxemburg, Zhou Enlai and 27 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on November 17Heitor Villa-Lobos is remembered every November 17, along with 19 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Heitor Villa-Lobos was bornA newspaper front page for 5 March 1887, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayHeitor Villa-Lobos would be 139 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryHeitor Villa-Lobos's 140th birthday is in 130 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!140th
- Death anniversaryThe 67th anniversary of Heitor Villa-Lobos's death is in 22 days. A moment to remember their legacy.67th
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