The relation between 27 factors making six domains of non-normative life events and intellectual abilities (fluid ability, crystallized ability and general ability) was investigated. The participants consisted of 61 men, aged 65 to 75. As a result of the correlational analysis, it was found that 3 factors in non-normative life events were related to fluid ability, 6 factors were related to crystallized ability and 8 factors were related to general ability. Some of them had not yet dealt with any previous studies. On the other hand, as a result of the analysis of multiple regressions, these factors proved to hold important parts in estimating crystallized and general ability. Moreover, considering the internal correlation among each factor, 2 factors (career and reading) were much related to crystallized ability while 3 factors (finding employment and age of marriage, reading and active satisfaction) were much related to general ability.