Heather O'Rourke

Born on December 27, 1975.
Died at the age of 12 on February 1, 1988.
Cause of Death: Heart attack due to a congenital health condition.

She has been dead for 36 years.
If she were still alive today, she would be 48 years old.

People who died in 1988.
Famous people who died from a heart attack.

Which generation did Heather O'Rourke belong to?

Heather O'Rourke was a part of the Generation X demographic cohort.

Heather O'Rourke was not a boomer. The boomer generation ended in 1964, whereas she was born 11 years later in 1975.

She portrayed the character Carol Anne Freeling in the horror film Poltergeist (1982).

She had the star sign Capricorn.

If she were still alive today, she would be 48 years old.

That means that she'd be roughly the same age as the following people:

English snooker player
Born on December 5, 1975
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Blink-182
Born on December 13, 1975
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Fitness model / wrestler
Born on December 18, 1975
Star Sign: Sagittarius

She died 36 years, 2 months, and 23 days ago.

She was born on a Saturday.

She died on a Monday.

She died in February 1988, which was over 36 years ago. Three decades have passed since her death.

To put that into perspective.

A baby that was born on the day of her death has grown up, finished school, finished college, started a career, and has their own children by now.
Since Heather O'Rourke's death in 1988, roughly nine FIFA World Cups and ten US presidential elections have taken place.
Since her death, the United States has had six new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had eight new prime ministers.
When Heather O'Rourke died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because she died in 1988, it means that she probably never heard of famous names such as 2Pac, Will Smith, Morgan Freeman, and Keanu Reeves.