Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Death Cause and Date

Pyotr Ilyich's Death

Born (Birthday) May 7, 1840

Death Date November 6, 1893

Age of Death 53 years

Cause of Death Cholera

Profession Composer

The composer Pyotr Ilyich died at the age of 53. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Famous for composing “The Nutcracker” ballet, as well as numerous symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets, and chamber-music pieces, he’s remembered as one of classical music’s most popular composers.

He married former student Antonina Ivanovna Milyukova on July 6, 1877, but had the marriage annulled in September 1877 after discovering that they were psychologically and sexually incompatible.