Bruce Lee

Born on November 27, 1940.
Died at the age of 32 on July 20, 1973.
Cause of Death: Cerebral edema.

He has been dead for 50 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 83 years old.

People who died in 1973.

Which generation did Bruce Lee belong to?

Bruce Lee was a part of the Silent Generation demographic cohort.

Bruce Lee was not a boomer. The boomer generation started in 1945, whereas he was born in 1940.

That is a 5 year difference!

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

He had the star sign Sagittarius.

Bruce Lee was around 5 ft 8 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 172 cm.

This means that he was slightly shorter than the average American male. However, he was still taller than the average woman.

Related: Famous actors who are short.

If he were still alive today, he would be 83 years old.

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

Actor
Born on November 15, 1940
Star Sign: Scorpio

Physician-scientist and immunologist
Born on December 24, 1940
Star Sign: Capricorn

He died 50 years, 9 months, and 23 days ago.

He was born on a Wednesday.

He died on a Friday.

He died in July 1973, which was over 50 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 his death has grown up, finished school, finished college, started a career, and has their own children by now.
Since Bruce Lee's death in 1973, roughly twelve FIFA World Cups and thirteen US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had nine new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had eleven new prime ministers.
When Bruce Lee died, the Soviet Union still existed.
Because he died in 1973, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as ABBA, John Travolta, and Sylvester Stallone.