Babe Ruth

Born on February 6, 1895.
Died at the age of 53 on August 16, 1948.
Cause of Death: Cancer.

He has been dead for 76 years.
People who died in 1948.
Famous people who died from cancer.

Which generation did Babe Ruth belong to?

Babe Ruth was a part of the Lost Generation demographic cohort.

His real name was George Ruth.

He is widely considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

He had the star sign Aquarius.

Babe Ruth was around 6 ft 2 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 188 cm.

This means that he was noticeably taller than the average American male.

He died 76 years, 7 months, and 12 days ago.

He was born on a Wednesday.

He died on a Monday.

He died in August 1948, which was over 76 years ago. Seven 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 Babe Ruth's death has grown up, finished school, started a family, lived an entire life, and probably even has grandchildren by now.
Since Babe Ruth's death in 1948, roughly nineteen FIFA World Cups and twenty US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had fourteen new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had eighteen new prime ministers.