Childhood
age 0–12 · 1943–1955
28 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1956–1962
14 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1963–1978
48 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 1979–1998
35 notable deaths
Senior Years
age 56+ · 1999–2026
55 notable deaths
1948
Orville Wright
1871–1948
Science & Invention
Co-inventor of the airplane
Lech Wałęsa was 5 years old
1950
George Bernard Shaw
1856–1950
Literature
Irish playwright of Pygmalion
Lech Wałęsa was 7 years old
1952
Eva Perón
1919–1952
Politics & Leadership
Argentina's beloved Evita
Lech Wałęsa was 9 years old
1955
Alexander Fleming
1881–1955
Science & Invention
Discovered penicillin
Lech Wałęsa was 12 years old
1955
Thomas Mann
1875–1955
Literature
German novelist of The Magic Mountain
Lech Wałęsa was 12 years old
1956
Jackson Pollock
1912–1956
Art
Action painting, abstract expressionism
Lech Wałęsa was 13 years old
1959
Frank Lloyd Wright
1867–1959
Art
American architect of Fallingwater
Lech Wałęsa was 16 years old
1963
Sylvia Plath
1932–1963
Literature
The Bell Jar, confessional poetry
Lech Wałęsa was 20 years old
1963
C. S. Lewis
1898–1963
Literature
Author of The Chronicles of Narnia
Lech Wałęsa was 20 years old
1970
Jimi Hendrix
1942–1970
Music
Greatest electric guitarist of all time
Lech Wałęsa was 27 years old
1971
Igor Stravinsky
1882–1971
Music
The Rite of Spring, modern classical
Lech Wałęsa was 28 years old
1971
Coco Chanel
1883–1971
Business & Industry
Fashion icon, Chanel No. 5
Lech Wałęsa was 28 years old
1971
Louis Armstrong
1901–1971
Music
What a Wonderful World, jazz trumpet
Lech Wałęsa was 28 years old
1972
Kwame Nkrumah
1909–1972
Politics & Leadership
First President of Ghana
Lech Wałęsa was 29 years old
1973
Pablo Picasso
1881–1973
Art
Cubism, Guernica, most prolific artist
Lech Wałęsa was 30 years old
1973
J.R.R. Tolkien
1892–1973
Literature
The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth
Lech Wałęsa was 30 years old
1976
Agatha Christie
1890–1976
Literature
Best-selling mystery novelist ever
Lech Wałęsa was 33 years old
1980
Jesse Owens
1913–1980
Sports
4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Lech Wałęsa was 37 years old
1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Art
Neo-expressionist street art icon
Lech Wałęsa was 45 years old
1989
Hirohito
1901–1989
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Lech Wałęsa was 46 years old
2003
Johnny Cash
1932–2003
Music
The Man in Black, country music legend
Lech Wałęsa was 60 years old
2004
Ray Charles
1930–2004
Music
The Genius of Soul, Georgia On My Mind
Lech Wałęsa was 61 years old
2008
Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
Exploration
First to summit Mount Everest
Lech Wałęsa was 65 years old
2008
Heath Ledger
1979–2008
Film & Entertainment
The Dark Knight's Joker
Lech Wałęsa was 65 years old
2011
Osama bin Laden
1957–2011
Politics & Leadership
Founder of al-Qaeda
Lech Wałęsa was 68 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
Lech Wałęsa was 69 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Lech Wałęsa was 73 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Lech Wałęsa was 73 years old
2019
Toni Morrison
1931–2019
Literature
Beloved, Nobel Prize in Literature
Lech Wałęsa was 76 years old
Today — 2026
Lech Wałęsa is 83 years old