Malcolm X

Born on May 19, 1925.
Died at the age of 39 on February 21, 1965.
Cause of Death: Assassinated.

He has been dead for 59 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 98 years old.

People who died in 1965.
Famous people who were murdered.

Which generation did Malcolm X belong to?

Malcolm X was a part of the Greatest Generation demographic cohort.

Malcolm X was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1925.

That is a 20 year difference!

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

He was a human rights activist who became a central figure in the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s.

His nickname / alias was: el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz

He had the star sign Taurus.

Malcolm X was around 6 ft 4 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 192 cm.

This means that he was a lot taller than the average American man. In other words, he was so tall that he would have stood out in crowds.

If he were still alive today, he would be 98 years old.

He died 59 years, 1 month, and 26 days ago.

He was born on a Tuesday.

He died on a Sunday.

He died in February 1965, 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 Malcolm X's death has grown up, finished school and has children who have started college or left home.
Since Malcolm X's death in 1965, roughly fourteen FIFA World Cups and fifteen US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had ten new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had twelve new prime ministers.
When Malcolm X died, the Soviet Union still existed.
He died before Dustin Hoffman became a recognizable name.
He did not live long enough to see the film The Sound of Music.