HIStory: Key dates in Michael Jackson's life
Michael Jackson on stage during his HIStory concert tour in New York, 1997.
Below are the principal dates in the life of pop star Michael Jackson, 50, who has died in Los Angeles after suffering a cardiac arrest.
August 29, 1958: born in Gary, Indiana
August 1962: singing debut with his brothers, The Jackson Five
March 1969: first Jackson Five contract with Tamla Motown, Detroit's black-owned record label. Michael's voice propels the group onto the hit parade with ABC and I'll Be There
1970: launch of solo career alongside that of the Jackson Five


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