Childhood
age 0–12 · 1948–1960
23 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1961–1967
22 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1968–1983
40 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 1984–2003
33 notable deaths
Senior Years
age 56+ · 2004–2026
50 notable deaths
1948
Orville Wright
1871–1948
Science & Invention
Co-inventor of the airplane
Charles III was 0 years old
1950
George Bernard Shaw
1856–1950
Literature
Irish playwright of Pygmalion
Charles III was 2 years old
1952
Eva Perón
1919–1952
Politics & Leadership
Argentina's beloved Evita
Charles III was 4 years old
1955
Alexander Fleming
1881–1955
Science & Invention
Discovered penicillin
Charles III was 7 years old
1955
Thomas Mann
1875–1955
Literature
German novelist of The Magic Mountain
Charles III was 7 years old
1956
Jackson Pollock
1912–1956
Art
Action painting, abstract expressionism
Charles III was 8 years old
1959
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867–1959
Art
American architect of Fallingwater
Charles III was 11 years old
1963
Sylvia Plath
1932–1963
Literature
The Bell Jar, confessional poetry
Charles III was 15 years old
1963
C. S. Lewis
1898–1963
Literature
Author of The Chronicles of Narnia
Charles III was 15 years old
1970
Jimi Hendrix
1942–1970
Music
Greatest electric guitarist of all time
Charles III was 22 years old
1971
Igor Stravinsky
1882–1971
Music
The Rite of Spring, modern classical
Charles III was 23 years old
1971
Coco Chanel
1883–1971
Business & Industry
Fashion icon, Chanel No. 5
Charles III was 23 years old
1971
Louis Armstrong
1901–1971
Music
What a Wonderful World, jazz trumpet
Charles III was 23 years old
1972
Kwame Nkrumah
1909–1972
Politics & Leadership
First President of Ghana
Charles III was 24 years old
1973
Pablo Picasso
1881–1973
Art
Cubism, Guernica, most prolific artist
Charles III was 25 years old
1973
J.R.R. Tolkien
1892–1973
Literature
The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth
Charles III was 25 years old
1976
Agatha Christie
1890–1976
Literature
Best-selling mystery novelist ever
Charles III was 28 years old
1980
Jesse Owens
1913–1980
Sports
4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Charles III was 32 years old
1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Art
Neo-expressionist street art icon
Charles III was 40 years old
1989
Hirohito
1901–1989
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Charles III was 41 years old
2003
Johnny Cash
1932–2003
Music
The Man in Black, country music legend
Charles III was 55 years old
2004
Ray Charles
1930–2004
Music
The Genius of Soul, Georgia On My Mind
Charles III was 56 years old
2008
Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
Exploration
First to summit Mount Everest
Charles III was 60 years old
2008
Heath Ledger
1979–2008
Film & Entertainment
The Dark Knight's Joker
Charles III was 60 years old
2011
Osama bin Laden
1957–2011
Politics & Leadership
Founder of al-Qaeda
Charles III was 63 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
Charles III was 64 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Charles III was 68 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Charles III was 68 years old
2019
Toni Morrison
1931–2019
Literature
Beloved, Nobel Prize in Literature
Charles III was 71 years old
Today — 2026
Charles III is 78 years old