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What generation is someone born in 1926?

Someone born in 1926 belongs to the Silent Generation (born 1925–1945). In 2026 they are 100 years old.

Notable people born in 1926

Major events in their lifetime

How old someone born in 1926 was when each defining event happened.

Year Event Their age Life stage
1960 In Japan, NHK and NTV introduces color television 34 working
1963 John F Kennedy is assassinated 37 working
1964 First performance of the Beatles on the US Ed Sullivan show 38 working
1973 Roe vs Wade: the right to have an abortion 47 working
1974 Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal 48 working
1980 John Lennon is killed on the streets of NYC 54 working
1981 MTV is launched 55 working
1985 Live Aid concert 59 working
1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster 60 working
1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 63 working
1990 The movie Home Alone hits the screens 64 working
1995 Microsoft launches the Windows95 OS 69 retired
2001 September 11 attacks 75 retired
2004 Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's indecent exposure 78 retired
2005 Google buys Android mobile OS 79 retired
2007 Apple launches the first iPhone 81 retired
2009 The first Avatar movie hits the screens 83 retired
2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster 85 retired
2012 Psy releases "Gangnam Style" 86 retired
2016 Donald Trump wins the US elections 90 retired
2020 WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic. Start of a wave of lockdowns. 94 retired

Last updated: 2026-06-04