Roald Dahl

Born on September 13, 1916.
Died at the age of 74 on November 23, 1990.
Cause of Death: Cancer of the blood.

Which generation did Roald Dahl belong to?

Roald Dahl was a part of the Greatest Generation demographic cohort.

Roald Dahl was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1916.

That is a 29 year difference!

The "boomer" label is often applied to older people by mistake.

He had the star sign Virgo.

Roald Dahl was around 6 ft 6 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 198 cm.

This means that he was a lot taller than the average American man. In other words, he was so tall that he would have stood out in crowds.

He died 33 years, 5 months, and 3 days ago.

He was born on a Wednesday.

He died on a Friday.

He died in November 1990, which was over 33 years ago. Three decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A child who was born on the day of his death has grown up, finished school, and started a family by now.
Since Roald Dahl's death in 1990, roughly eight FIFA World Cups and nine US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had five new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had eight new prime ministers.
When Roald Dahl died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1990, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as 2Pac, David Beckham, Mariah Carey, Shaquille O'Neal, Liam Neeson, and Halle Berry.
He died just before the Internet became popular.
He did not live long enough to see the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.