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What generation is someone born in 1923?

Someone born in 1923 belongs to the Greatest Generation (born 1914–1924). In 2026 they are 103 years old.

Major events in their lifetime

How old someone born in 1923 was when each defining event happened.

Year Event Their age Life stage
1960 In Japan, NHK and NTV introduces color television 37 working
1963 John F Kennedy is assassinated 40 working
1964 First performance of the Beatles on the US Ed Sullivan show 41 working
1973 Roe vs Wade: the right to have an abortion 50 working
1974 Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal 51 working
1980 John Lennon is killed on the streets of NYC 57 working
1981 MTV is launched 58 working
1985 Live Aid concert 62 working
1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster 63 working
1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 66 retired
1990 The movie Home Alone hits the screens 67 retired
1995 Microsoft launches the Windows95 OS 72 retired
2001 September 11 attacks 78 retired
2004 Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's indecent exposure 81 retired
2005 Google buys Android mobile OS 82 retired
2007 Apple launches the first iPhone 84 retired
2009 The first Avatar movie hits the screens 86 retired
2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster 88 retired
2012 Psy releases "Gangnam Style" 89 retired
2016 Donald Trump wins the US elections 93 retired
2020 WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic. Start of a wave of lockdowns. 97 retired

Last updated: 2026-06-04