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What generation is someone born in 1913?

Someone born in 1913 belongs to the Interbellum Generation (born 1901–1913). In 2026 they are 113 years old.

Notable people born in 1913

Major events in their lifetime

How old someone born in 1913 was when each defining event happened.

Year Event Their age Life stage
1960 In Japan, NHK and NTV introduces color television 47 working
1963 John F Kennedy is assassinated 50 working
1964 First performance of the Beatles on the US Ed Sullivan show 51 working
1973 Roe vs Wade: the right to have an abortion 60 working
1974 Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal 61 working
1980 John Lennon is killed on the streets of NYC 67 retired
1981 MTV is launched 68 retired
1985 Live Aid concert 72 retired
1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster 73 retired
1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 76 retired
1990 The movie Home Alone hits the screens 77 retired
1995 Microsoft launches the Windows95 OS 82 retired
2001 September 11 attacks 88 retired
2004 Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's indecent exposure 91 retired
2005 Google buys Android mobile OS 92 retired
2007 Apple launches the first iPhone 94 retired
2009 The first Avatar movie hits the screens 96 retired
2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster 98 retired
2012 Psy releases "Gangnam Style" 99 retired

Last updated: 2026-06-04