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What generation is someone born in 1914?

Someone born in 1914 belongs to the Greatest Generation (born 1914–1924). In 2026 they are 112 years old.

Major events in their lifetime

How old someone born in 1914 was when each defining event happened.

Year Event Their age Life stage
1960 In Japan, NHK and NTV introduces color television 46 working
1963 John F Kennedy is assassinated 49 working
1964 First performance of the Beatles on the US Ed Sullivan show 50 working
1973 Roe vs Wade: the right to have an abortion 59 working
1974 Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal 60 working
1980 John Lennon is killed on the streets of NYC 66 retired
1981 MTV is launched 67 retired
1985 Live Aid concert 71 retired
1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster 72 retired
1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 75 retired
1990 The movie Home Alone hits the screens 76 retired
1995 Microsoft launches the Windows95 OS 81 retired
2001 September 11 attacks 87 retired
2004 Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's indecent exposure 90 retired
2005 Google buys Android mobile OS 91 retired
2007 Apple launches the first iPhone 93 retired
2009 The first Avatar movie hits the screens 95 retired
2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster 97 retired
2012 Psy releases "Gangnam Style" 98 retired

Last updated: 2026-06-04