Peter Maivia

Born on April 6, 1937.
Died at the age of 45 on June 13, 1982.
Cause of Death: Cancer.

He has been dead for 41 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 87 years old.

People who died in 1982.
Famous people who died from cancer.
Famous wrestlers who died young.

Which generation did Peter Maivia belong to?

Peter Maivia was a part of the Silent Generation demographic cohort.

Peter Maivia was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1937.

That is a 8 year difference!

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

He was a Samoan-American professional wrestler and the grandfather of Dwayne Johnson (The Rock).

His nickname / alias was: "Peter Anderson".

He had the star sign Aries.

Peter Maivia was around 5 ft 9 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 175 cm.

Statistically speaking, this means that his height was pretty average. However, some people might have considered him to be short.

If he were still alive today, he would be 87 years old.

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

American actor
Born on April 20, 1937
Star Sign: Taurus

Actor
Born on April 22, 1937
Star Sign: Taurus

He died 41 years, 10 months, and 29 days ago.

He was born on a Tuesday.

He died on a Sunday.

He died in June 1982, which was over 41 years ago. Four decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A baby that was born on the day of his death has grown up, finished school, finished college, started a career, and has their own children by now.
Since Peter Maivia's death in 1982, roughly ten FIFA World Cups and eleven US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had six new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had eight new prime ministers.
When Peter Maivia died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1982, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Michael Jordan.