A look at what 65 looks like through the years | 1940s: Coco Chanel

Happy Birthday! 65 Through the Years

Formerly retirement age, 65 has gone from being the new 60 to the new 45—depending on whom you consult of course.Here are other memorable 65th birthdays – judge for yourself where 65 sits on the spectrum: The same? Or a whole new ball game?

By: Gerit Quealy

January 3, 2011

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was born in 1883. Here she's a little older than 65, which she would have been in 1948 — this image is from the early 50s. She lived to be 88.

But obvioulsy they had hair dye back then. This is a varied and eclectic montage of what 65 has looked like through the years, & not just celebrities but homemakers, suffragettes, engineers and energy workers. Hope you find it illuminating!

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