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By Laura Espinosa


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Michael Jackson

Birth ame Michael J se h Jacks

Bor O : August 29, 1958

Died O : Ju e 25, 2009

Occu ation: Singer, songwriter,

record roducer, arranger, dancer,

choreogra her, actor, author,businessman, financier

Years Active: 1967-2009

Website:

htt ://www.michaeljackson.com


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Michael JacksonThe pop star Dies

Principal dates in the life of pop star ichael

Jackson, who died in Los Angeles on Thursday after

suffering a cardiac arrest.


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August 1958

Born in Gary, Indiana

As the seventh child ofThe Jackson Fa ily


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August 1968

First Jackson Five contract withTa la

otown, Detroit's black-owned record

label. ichael's voice propels the group

onto thehit "ABC" and "I'll BeThere".


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March 1969

Singing debut withhis brothers,

"The Jackson Five".


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1970

Release of "OffThe Wall" albu ,

produced by Quincy Jones, which

Sold 11 illion copies.


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December 1982

Release of "Thriller"

album, whose seven hitsincluded "Billie Jean" and

"Beat It", pushing sales to

50 million copies

worldwide.


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December 1985

Buys ATVMusic -- a company with rights to John Lennon and

PaulMcCartney songs -- for 47.5 million dollars.

Jackson writes "We AreThe World",

which benefited the

fight against hunger

in Africa.


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1987

Release of "Bad",

Which sold 26 millioncopies and marked the

end ofhis collaboration

with Quincy Jones.


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1988

Jackson released his first

autobiography, "Moon Walk",

which took four years tocomplete.

"Moon Walk"

reached the top

position on

The New York Times

best sellers' list

Jackson was known for his trademark moonwalk and crouch

grabbingmoves and high pitched yells.


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1989

Jackson's success resulted in

his being dubbed the "Kingof Pop", a nickname

conceived by actress and

friend ElizabethTaylor when

she presented Jackson with

an "Artist of the Decade"

award in 1989.


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From 1985 - 1990

Jackson donated

$500,000 to the UnitedNegro College Fund, and

all of the profits fromhis

single "Man in the

Mirror" went to charity.


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1991

Jackson renewed his

contract with Sony for $65

million; A record breaking

deal at the time.

Also, released his eighth album"Dangerous" in 1991.


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1993

In 1993, Jackson performed the songat the "Soul Train Awards" in a

wheelchair, saying hehad suffered an

injury in rehearsals.


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May 1994

Married to LisaMarie

Presley, daughter of Elvis.


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1995

"You Are Not Alone" was the second

single released from HI Story; it holds the

Guinness World Record for the first song

ever to debut at number one on the

Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Release of "History" album


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June 1996

In early 1996, the Anti-

Defamation League (ADL)

issued a press release chargingJackson with antisemitism

regarding lyrics in the song

"They Dont Care About Us",

the fourth single fromHI Story.


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November 1996 - October 1999

Marriage to Debbie Rowe, a 37-

year-old nurse with whomhehas

two children, PrinceMichael andParisMichael Katherine.


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2000

In 2000, Jackson was listed in the book of

Guinness World Records for his support of 39charities, more than any other entertainer of

personality.


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2001

Jackson released "Invincible" in October 2001

To help promote the album, a special

30th Anniversary Celebration at

Madison Square Garden occurred in

September 2001 to mark the singer's

30th year as a solo artist.


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2002

Jackson's third child, PrinceMichael Jackson

II also known as 'Blanket' was born in 2002,

however the identity of themother is not known.

In the same year Jackson caused outrage in

Berlin dangling his child over a hotel balcony.


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2003

In 2003, Sony put out a compilation of

Jackson's hits on CD and DVD.


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November 15, 2006

Jackson was awarded

"The Diamond Award" on

November 15, 2006, for

selling over 100 million

albums, at the WorldMusic Awards.


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2007

Jackson and Sony bought

FamousMusic LLC fromViacom

in 2007.

This deal gavehim the rights tosongs by Eminem, Shakiraand

Beck, among others.


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2008

"Thriller 25" stood at 688,000 copies,

making it the best-selling catalog album of 2008.


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2009

March 5, 2009: Jackson announces series of

comeback concerts in London -- billed as the

"final curtain" -- his first major shows for

more than a decade.

May 20, 2009: Jackson delays comeback shows. Concert organizers say

singer's health is "fantastic".

June 25, 2009: Jackson died in Los Angeles due to cardiac arrest at 2:26 pm.

The autopsy is said to be scheduled for Friday, June 26, 2009.


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