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What generation is someone born in 1911?

Someone born in 1911 belongs to the Interbellum Generation (born 1901–1913). In 2026 they are 115 years old.

Notable people born in 1911

Major events in their lifetime

How old someone born in 1911 was when each defining event happened.

Year Event Their age Life stage
1960 In Japan, NHK and NTV introduces color television 49 working
1963 John F Kennedy is assassinated 52 working
1964 First performance of the Beatles on the US Ed Sullivan show 53 working
1973 Roe vs Wade: the right to have an abortion 62 working
1974 Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal 63 working
1980 John Lennon is killed on the streets of NYC 69 retired
1981 MTV is launched 70 retired
1985 Live Aid concert 74 retired
1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster 75 retired
1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 78 retired
1990 The movie Home Alone hits the screens 79 retired
1995 Microsoft launches the Windows95 OS 84 retired
2001 September 11 attacks 90 retired
2004 Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's indecent exposure 93 retired
2005 Google buys Android mobile OS 94 retired
2007 Apple launches the first iPhone 96 retired
2009 The first Avatar movie hits the screens 98 retired
2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster 100 retired

Last updated: 2026-06-04