Pablo Escobar was killed the day after his 44th birthday.
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria ( [ ˈpaβ̞lo eˈmiljo eskoˈβ̞aɾ ɣ̞aˈβ̞iɾja ] ; 1 December 19492 December 1993 ) was a Colombian drug lord and narco-terrorist . In 1993 , Escobar was shot and killed in his hometown by Colombian National Police , one day after his 44th birthday .