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What generation is someone born in 1916?

Someone born in 1916 belongs to the Greatest Generation (born 1914–1924). In 2026 they are 110 years old.

Notable people born in 1916

Major events in their lifetime

How old someone born in 1916 was when each defining event happened.

Year Event Their age Life stage
1960 In Japan, NHK and NTV introduces color television 44 working
1963 John F Kennedy is assassinated 47 working
1964 First performance of the Beatles on the US Ed Sullivan show 48 working
1973 Roe vs Wade: the right to have an abortion 57 working
1974 Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal 58 working
1980 John Lennon is killed on the streets of NYC 64 working
1981 MTV is launched 65 retired
1985 Live Aid concert 69 retired
1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster 70 retired
1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 73 retired
1990 The movie Home Alone hits the screens 74 retired
1995 Microsoft launches the Windows95 OS 79 retired
2001 September 11 attacks 85 retired
2004 Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's indecent exposure 88 retired
2005 Google buys Android mobile OS 89 retired
2007 Apple launches the first iPhone 91 retired
2009 The first Avatar movie hits the screens 93 retired
2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster 95 retired
2012 Psy releases "Gangnam Style" 96 retired
2016 Donald Trump wins the US elections 100 retired

Last updated: 2026-06-04