Sam Cooke

Singer

Born on January 22, 1931.
Died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964.
Cause of Death: Shot dead by the manager of a motel in Los Angeles. It was later named as a "justifiable homicide."

He has been dead for 60 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 94 years old.

People who died in 1964.
Famous people who were murdered.

Which generation did Sam Cooke belong to?

Sam Cooke was a part of the Silent Generation demographic cohort.

"But I thought he was a boomer?!"

Sam Cooke was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1931.

That is a 14 year difference!

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

What was he known for?

He was one of the most influential soul singers of all time.

What was he also known as?

His nickname / alias was: "King of Soul"

Which star sign was Sam Cooke?

He had the star sign Aquarius.

Life Path Number

His Life Path Number was 1.

How tall was he?

Sam Cooke was around 5 ft 10 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 177 cm.

Statistically speaking, this means that he was slightly taller than the average American male. However, he was not tall by conventional standards.

In other words, he didn't stand out as being particularly tall.

How old would Sam Cooke be now?

If he were still alive today, he would be 94 years old.

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

Robert Duvall

Actor
Born on January 5, 1931
Star Sign: Capricorn

How many years ago did he die?

He died 60 years, 5 months, and 5 days ago.

What day of the week was he born on?

He was born on a Thursday.

What day of the week did he die on?

He died on a Friday.

How long ago did Sam Cooke die?

He died in December 1964, which was over 60 years ago. Six 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 Sam Cooke's death has grown up, finished school and has children who have started college or left home.
Since Sam Cooke's death in 1964, roughly fifteen FIFA World Cups and sixteen 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 Sam Cooke died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1964, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as the Rolling Stones and Dustin Hoffman.
He did not live long enough to see the film The Sound of Music.