Carl Sagan

Scientist

Born on November 9, 1934.
Died at the age of 62 on December 20, 1996.
Cause of Death: Pneumonia / cancer.

He has been dead for 27 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 89 years old.

People who died in 1996.
Famous people who died from cancer.

Which generation did Carl Sagan belong to?

Carl Sagan was a part of the Silent Generation demographic cohort.

"But I thought he was a boomer?!"

Carl Sagan was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1934.

That is a 11 year difference!

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

Which star sign was Carl Sagan?

He had the star sign Scorpio.

Life Path Number

His Life Path Number was 1.

How tall was he?

Carl Sagan was around 5 ft 11 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 180 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 Carl Sagan be now?

If he were still alive today, he would be 89 years old.

How many years ago did he die?

He died 27 years, 4 months, and 11 days ago.

What day of the week was he born on?

He was born on a Friday.

What day of the week did he die on?

He died on a Friday.

How long ago did Carl Sagan die?

He died in December 1996, which was over 27 years ago. Two decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A child who was born on the day of his death has grown up, finished school, and started a family by now.
Since Carl Sagan's death in 1996, roughly six FIFA World Cups and seven US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had four new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had seven new prime ministers.
Because he died in 1996, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Eminem, Beyonce, J. K. Rowling, and Britney Spears.
Harry Potter didn't exist when he died.
He did not live long enough to see the film Titanic.