List of Famous people named Balys

Here are some famous Balyses:

Balys Gajauskas

First Name Balys

Born on February 24, 1926

Died on September 28, 2017 (aged 91)

Born in Lithuania

Balys Gajauskas was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. In 1978 he became a prisoner of conscience after being sentenced for "anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda" by the Supreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR. Before that he had served a 25-year sentence for having participated in the Lithuanian anti-Soviet resistance, being released in 1973.

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Balys Dvarionas

First Name Balys

Born on June 19, 1904

Died on August 23, 1972 (aged 68)

Born in Latvia

Balys Dvarionas, 19 June [O.S. 6 June] 1904 in Liepāja — 23 August 1972 in Vilnius), was a Lithuanian composer, pianist, conductor and educator. Dvarionas first became known as a composer after World War II. His works are in a romantic vein, with roots in folk song.

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