Otis Redding

Born on September 9, 1941.
Died at the age of 26 on December 10, 1967.
Cause of Death: Plane crash.

He has been dead for 56 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 82 years old.

People who died in 1967.
Famous people who died in accidents.

Which generation did Otis Redding belong to?

Otis Redding was a part of the Silent Generation demographic cohort.

Otis Redding was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1941.

That is a 4 year difference!

The "boomer" label is often applied to older people by mistake.

He had the star sign Virgo.

Otis Redding was around 6 ft 1 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 185 cm.

This means that he was noticeably taller than the average American male.

If he were still alive today, he would be 82 years old.

That means that he'd be roughly the same age as the following people:

US politician
Born on September 8, 1941
Star Sign: Virgo

Actor
Born on September 18, 1941
Star Sign: Virgo

Activist
Born on October 8, 1941
Star Sign: Libra

He died 56 years, 5 months, and 1 day ago.

He was born on a Tuesday.

He died on a Sunday.

He died in December 1967, which was over 56 years ago. Five decades have passed since his death. That's over half a century.

To put that into perspective.

A baby that was born on the day of Otis Redding's death has grown up, finished school and has children who have started college or left home.
Since Otis Redding's death in 1967, roughly fourteen FIFA World Cups and fifteen US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had ten new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had twelve new prime ministers.
When Otis Redding died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1967, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Led Zeppelin and Jack Nicholson.