Lithuanian music stars died at age 38

Here are 1 famous musicians from Lithuania died at 38:

Petras Cvirka

Petras Cvirka (March 12, 1909 Jurbarkas District Municipality-May 2, 1947 Vilnius) was a Lithuanian personality.

He was a prominent writer and journalist who became involved in left-wing politics in the 1930s. Cvirka was a member of the Communist Party of Lithuania and was actively involved in promoting Marxist ideology in his writing. During World War II, he was part of the Lithuanian underground resistance against Nazi occupation. However, after the war, he was arrested by Soviet authorities for his political views and was ultimately executed in 1947. Despite his controversial political beliefs and actions, Cvirka is remembered as an important figure in Lithuanian literature and cultural history.

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