Rock Hudson

Born on November 17, 1925.
Died at the age of 59 on October 2, 1985.
Cause of Death: AIDS-related illness.

He has been dead for 38 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 98 years old.

People who died in 1985.
Famous people who died from AIDS.

Which generation did Rock Hudson belong to?

Rock Hudson was a part of the Greatest Generation demographic cohort.

Rock Hudson was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1925.

That is a 20 year difference!

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

Hudson starred in popular movies such as Magnificent Obsession (1954), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Lover Come Back (1961).

He had the star sign Scorpio.

Rock Hudson was around 6 ft 4 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 193 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.

Related: Famous actors who are tall.

If he were still alive today, he would be 98 years old.

He died 38 years, 6 months, and 17 days ago.

He was born on a Tuesday.

He died on a Wednesday.

He died in October 1985, which was over 38 years ago. Three decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A baby that was born on the day of his death has grown up, finished school, finished college, started a career, and has their own children by now.
Since Rock Hudson's death in 1985, roughly nine FIFA World Cups and ten US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had six new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had eight new prime ministers.
When Rock Hudson died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1985, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Bon Jovi, Oprah Winfrey, Johnny Depp, and Guns N' Roses.
He did not live long enough to see the film Top Gun.