Dorothy Stratten

Born on February 28, 1960.
Died at the age of 20 on August 14, 1980.
Cause of Death: Shot dead by her estranged husband in a murder-suicide.

She has been dead for 45 years.
If she were still alive today, she would be 65 years old.

People who died in 1980.
Famous people who were murdered.

Which generation did Dorothy Stratten belong to?

Dorothy Stratten was a part of the Baby Boomer demographic cohort.

Her real name was Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten.

She was a Canadian Playboy model who appeared in movies such as Galaxina (1980) and They All Laughed (1981).

She had the star sign Pisces.

Dorothy Stratten was around 5 ft 9 inches tall. In centimeters, her height was 175 cm.

Statistically speaking, this means that she was noticeably taller than the average American female.

If she were still alive today, she would be 65 years old.

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

U2
Born on March 13, 1960
Star Sign: Pisces

Actress
Born on March 25, 1960
Star Sign: Aries

Actress
Born on March 29, 1960
Star Sign: Aries

She died 45 years, 3 months, and 25 days ago.

She was born on a Sunday.

She died on a Thursday.

She died in August 1980, which was over 45 years ago. Four 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 Dorothy Stratten's death in 1980, roughly eleven FIFA World Cups and twelve US presidential elections have taken place.
Since her death, the United States has had eight new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had nine new prime ministers.
When Dorothy Stratten died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because she died in 1980, it means that she probably never heard of famous names such as Madonna, Metallica, and Phil Collins.