Childhood
age 0–12 · 1949–1961
24 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1962–1968
22 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1969–1984
37 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 1985–2004
35 notable deaths
Senior Years
age 56+ · 2005–2026
47 notable deaths
1952
Eva Perón
1919–1952
Politics & Leadership
Argentina's beloved Evita
Haruki Murakami was 3 years old
1954
Frida Kahlo
1907–1954
Art
Self-portraits, Mexican cultural icon
Haruki Murakami was 5 years old
1959
Billie Holiday
1915–1959
Music
Strange Fruit, jazz vocal legend
Haruki Murakami was 10 years old
1959
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867–1959
Art
American architect of Fallingwater
Haruki Murakami was 10 years old
1963
Sylvia Plath
1932–1963
Literature
The Bell Jar, confessional poetry
Haruki Murakami was 14 years old
1963
C. S. Lewis
1898–1963
Literature
Author of The Chronicles of Narnia
Haruki Murakami was 14 years old
1970
Janis Joplin
1943–1970
Music
Piece of My Heart, rock and blues
Haruki Murakami was 21 years old
1972
Jackie Robinson
1919–1972
Sports
Broke baseball's color barrier
Haruki Murakami was 23 years old
1973
Pablo Picasso
1881–1973
Art
Cubism, Guernica, most prolific artist
Haruki Murakami was 24 years old
1973
Pablo Neruda
1904–1973
Literature
Chilean poet and Nobel laureate
Haruki Murakami was 24 years old
1980
Jesse Owens
1913–1980
Sports
4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Haruki Murakami was 31 years old
1989
Salvador Dalí
1904–1989
Art
The Persistence of Memory, surrealist
Haruki Murakami was 40 years old
1990
Roald Dahl
1916–1990
Literature
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Haruki Murakami was 41 years old
1990
Keith Haring
1958–1990
Art
Pop art and graffiti-inspired works
Haruki Murakami was 41 years old
2003
Johnny Cash
1932–2003
Music
The Man in Black, country music legend
Haruki Murakami was 54 years old
2004
Ray Charles
1930–2004
Music
The Genius of Soul, Georgia On My Mind
Haruki Murakami was 55 years old
2008
Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
Exploration
First to summit Mount Everest
Haruki Murakami was 59 years old
2008
Heath Ledger
1979–2008
Film & Entertainment
The Dark Knight's Joker
Haruki Murakami was 59 years old
2011
Osama bin Laden
1957–2011
Politics & Leadership
Founder of al-Qaeda
Haruki Murakami was 62 years old
2012
Whitney Houston
1963–2012
Music
The Voice, I Will Always Love You
Haruki Murakami was 63 years old
2014
Maya Angelou
1928–2014
Literature
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Haruki Murakami was 65 years old
2016
Prince
1958–2016
Music
Purple Rain, multi-instrumentalist genius
Haruki Murakami was 67 years old
Today — 2026
Haruki Murakami is 77 years old