Michael Jackson Dies - Music History Calendar - Event of The Day

 

Michael Jackson Dies     2009 Fifty-year-old Michael Jackson is found dead in the Los Angeles mansion he is renting. The shocking news spreads quickly through social media outlets, and Jackson is the subject of numerous tributes over the next few weeks. Read the full story   More Events:   1963 George Michael is born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in London. He becomes a teen idol in the UK with the duo Wham! then makes the transition to serious solo artist with the 1984 song "Careless Whisper."   2014 Beyoncé and Jay-Z kick off their On The Run tour with a show in Miami, with the couple co-headlining. The tour is one of the most profitable ever on a per-show basis, averaging over $5 million per concert.   1967 The Beatles premiere the song "All You Need Is Love" to 400 million people on a worldwide TV program.   See More Events Click here for the previous post