Charles Whitman

Born on June 24, 1941.
Died at the age of 25 on August 1, 1966.
Cause of Death: Shot dead by police.

He has been dead for 59 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 84 years old.

People who died in 1966.

Which generation did Charles Whitman belong to?

Charles Whitman was a part of the Silent Generation demographic cohort.

Charles Whitman was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1941.

That is a 4 year difference!

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

Whitman shot 16 people dead during the University of Texas tower shooting.

He had the star sign Cancer.

Charles Whitman was around 6 foot tall. In centimeters, his height was 183 cm.

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

See also: Celebrities who are 6 foot.

If he were still alive today, he would be 84 years old.

He died 59 years, 4 months, and 7 days ago.

He was born on a Tuesday.

He died on a Monday.

He died in August 1966, which was over 59 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 Charles Whitman's death has grown up, finished school and has children who have started college or left home.
Since Charles Whitman'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 eleven new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had thirteen new prime ministers.
When Charles Whitman 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.