Gustav Husák was born on January 10, 1913 in Pozsonyhidegkút (Dúbravka), Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Bratislava-Dúbravka, Slovak Republic]. He was married to Viera Millerovou and Magda Husáková. He died on November 18, 1991 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic].