Marvin Gaye

Born on April 2, 1939.
Died at the age of 44 on April 1, 1984.
Cause of Death: Shot dead by his father.

He has been dead for 40 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 85 years old.

People who died in 1984.
Famous people who were murdered.

Which generation did Marvin Gaye belong to?

Marvin Gaye was a part of the Silent Generation demographic cohort.

Marvin Gaye was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1939.

That is a 6 year difference!

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

He had the star sign Aries.

Marvin Gaye was around 6 ft 1 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 185 cm.

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

If he were still alive today, he would be 85 years old.

He died 40 years and 25 days ago.

He was born on a Sunday.

He died on a Sunday.

He died in April 1984, which was over 40 years ago. Four decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A baby that was born on the day of his death has grown up, finished school, finished college, started a career, and has their own children by now.
Since Marvin Gaye's death in 1984, roughly ten FIFA World Cups and eleven US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had six new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had eight new prime ministers.
When Marvin Gaye died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1984, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, Oprah Winfrey, Johnny Depp, and Guns N' Roses.
He did not live long enough to see the film Back to the Future.