What generation is someone born in 1967?¶
Someone born in 1967 belongs to the Generation X (born 1965–1980). In 2026 they are 59 years old.
- Generation: Generation X
- Age in 2026: 59
Notable people born in 1967¶
Major events in their lifetime¶
How old someone born in 1967 was when each defining event happened.
| Year | Event | Their age | Life stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Roe vs Wade: the right to have an abortion | 6 | school |
| 1974 | Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal | 7 | school |
| 1980 | John Lennon is killed on the streets of NYC | 13 | school |
| 1981 | MTV is launched | 14 | school |
| 1985 | Live Aid concert | 18 | school |
| 1986 | Chernobyl nuclear disaster | 19 | college |
| 1989 | Fall of the Berlin Wall | 22 | college |
| 1990 | The movie Home Alone hits the screens | 23 | working |
| 1995 | Microsoft launches the Windows95 OS | 28 | working |
| 2001 | September 11 attacks | 34 | working |
| 2004 | Nipplegate: Janet Jackson's indecent exposure | 37 | working |
| 2005 | Google buys Android mobile OS | 38 | working |
| 2007 | Apple launches the first iPhone | 40 | working |
| 2009 | The first Avatar movie hits the screens | 42 | working |
| 2011 | Fukushima nuclear disaster | 44 | working |
| 2012 | Psy releases "Gangnam Style" | 45 | working |
| 2016 | Donald Trump wins the US elections | 49 | working |
| 2020 | WHO declares COVID-19 a global pandemic. Start of a wave of lockdowns. | 53 | working |
Last updated: 2026-06-04