TIME Magazine 1966 On the cover (The Madman in the Tower) Charles Whitman was an American who became infamous for committing one of the most notorious mass shootings in U.S. history. Born on June 24, 1941, he died on August 1, 1966, at the age of 25. He was a former U.S. Marine and a student at the University of Texas at Austin. Price: 100 Riyals