What generation is someone born in 1959?¶
Someone born in 1959 belongs to the Baby Boomers (born 1946–1964). In 2026 they are 67 years old.
- Generation: Baby Boomers
- Age in 2026: 67
Major events in their lifetime¶
How old someone born in 1959 was when each defining event happened.
| Year | Event | Their age | Life stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Roe vs Wade: the right to have an abortion | 14 | school |
| 1974 | Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal | 15 | school |
| 1980 | John Lennon is killed on the streets of NYC | 21 | college |
| 1981 | MTV is launched | 22 | college |
| 1985 | Live Aid concert | 26 | working |
| 1986 | Chernobyl nuclear disaster | 27 | working |
| 1989 | Fall of the Berlin Wall | 30 | working |
| 1990 | The movie Home Alone hits the screens | 31 | working |
| 1995 | Microsoft launches the Windows95 OS | 36 | working |
| 2001 | September 11 attacks | 42 | working |
| 2004 | Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's indecent exposure | 45 | working |
| 2005 | Google buys Android mobile OS | 46 | working |
| 2007 | Apple launches the first iPhone | 48 | working |
| 2009 | The first Avatar movie hits the screens | 50 | working |
| 2011 | Fukushima nuclear disaster | 52 | working |
| 2012 | Psy releases "Gangnam Style" | 53 | working |
| 2016 | Donald Trump wins the US elections | 57 | working |
| 2020 | WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic. Start of a wave of lockdowns. | 61 | working |
Last updated: 2026-06-04