Colin McRae

Born on August 5, 1968.
Died at the age of 39 on September 15, 2007.
Cause of Death: Helicopter crash.

He has been dead for 17 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 56 years old.

People who died in 2007.
Famous people who died in accidents.

Which generation did Colin McRae belong to?

Colin McRae was a part of the Generation X demographic cohort.

Colin McRae was not a boomer. The boomer generation ended in 1964, whereas he was born 4 years later in 1968.

He had the star sign Leo.

If he were still alive today, he would be 56 years old.

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

Actor / Comedian
Born on July 15, 1968
Star Sign: Cancer

American actor
Born on July 30, 1968
Star Sign: Leo

Manic Street Preachers
Born on July 30, 1968
Star Sign: Leo

Actress
Born on August 9, 1968
Star Sign: Leo

He died 17 years, 2 months, and 6 days ago.

He was born on a Monday.

He died on a Saturday.

He died in September 2007, which was over 17 years ago. More than a decade has passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A child who was born on the same day that he died would nearly be finished high school by now.
Since Colin McRae's death in 2007, roughly four FIFA World Cups and five US presidential elections have taken place.
Colin McRae died before the effects of the global financial crisis of 2008 fully hit.
Since his death, the United States has had three new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had six new prime ministers.
Because he died in 2007, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Lady Gaga, and Tom Hardy.
He did not live long enough to see the film The Dark Knight.