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What generation is someone born in 1918?

Someone born in 1918 belongs to the Greatest Generation (born 1914–1924). In 2026 they are 108 years old.

Notable people born in 1918

Major events in their lifetime

How old someone born in 1918 was when each defining event happened.

Year Event Their age Life stage
1960 In Japan, NHK and NTV introduces color television 42 working
1963 John F Kennedy is assassinated 45 working
1964 First performance of the Beatles on the US Ed Sullivan show 46 working
1973 Roe vs Wade: the right to have an abortion 55 working
1974 Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal 56 working
1980 John Lennon is killed on the streets of NYC 62 working
1981 MTV is launched 63 working
1985 Live Aid concert 67 retired
1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster 68 retired
1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 71 retired
1990 The movie Home Alone hits the screens 72 retired
1995 Microsoft launches the Windows95 OS 77 retired
2001 September 11 attacks 83 retired
2004 Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's indecent exposure 86 retired
2005 Google buys Android mobile OS 87 retired
2007 Apple launches the first iPhone 89 retired
2009 The first Avatar movie hits the screens 91 retired
2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster 93 retired
2012 Psy releases "Gangnam Style" 94 retired
2016 Donald Trump wins the US elections 98 retired

Last updated: 2026-06-04