Walt Disney

Business magnate

Born on December 5, 1901.
Died at the age of 65 on December 15, 1966.
Cause of Death: Lung cancer.

He has been dead for 57 years.
People who died in 1966.
Famous people who died from cancer.

Which generation did Walt Disney belong to?

Walt Disney was a part of the Greatest Generation demographic cohort.

"But I thought he was a boomer?!"

Walt Disney was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1901.

That is a 44 year difference!

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

Which star sign was Walt Disney?

He had the star sign Sagittarius.

Life Path Number

His Life Path Number was 1.

How tall was he?

Walt Disney was around 5 ft 10 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 178 cm.

Statistically speaking, this means that he was slightly taller than the average American male. However, he was not tall by conventional standards.

In other words, he didn't stand out as being particularly tall.

How many years ago did he die?

He died 57 years, 4 months, and 9 days ago.

What day of the week was he born on?

He was born on a Thursday.

What day of the week did he die on?

He died on a Thursday.

How long ago did Walt Disney die?

He died in December 1966, which was over 57 years ago. Five decades have passed since his death. That's over half a century.

To put that into perspective.

A baby that was born on the day of Walt Disney's death has grown up, finished school and has children who have started college or left home.
Since Walt Disney's death in 1966, roughly fourteen FIFA World Cups and fifteen US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had ten new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had twelve new prime ministers.
When Walt Disney died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1966, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Led Zeppelin, Jack Nicholson, and Dustin Hoffman.