17 moments
Born in Gary
· Gary, Indiana, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported · file Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, where he spent his early childhood in the Jackson family home. Coordinates represent Gary; the cited passage identifies the city rather than a hospital.
First Japanese performances
· Japan
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Jackson visited Japan as a member of the Jackson 5, beginning his long history of performances in the country. The source supports only country-level location and year.
Arrives in Dakar
· Dakar, Senegal
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file During the Jackson 5's African tour, Jackson arrived in Dakar and described his emotional response to visiting Africa. The year is supplied by the article's 1974 Africa section; the quotation is Jackson's first-person recollection.
Final Jackson 5 tour in Manila
· Manila, Philippines
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States · file Jackson performed in Manila during the final tour undertaken under the Jackson 5 name before the group became the Jacksons. The quotation identifies the group; Jackson was its lead singer and a listed participant in this tour.
Greensboro concert before album break
· Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States · file The Jacksons performed at Greensboro Coliseum before suspending touring so Jackson could complete his solo album Off the Wall.
Opens Triumph Tour in Memphis
· Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Jackson opened the Triumph Tour with his brothers in Memphis, contributing leadership, choreography, and solo material to the production. Only the year is used because the quoted passage does not state the opening day's exact date.
Performs with Eddie Van Halen in Irving
· Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International · file During the Victory Tour, Jackson performed in Irving, where Eddie Van Halen appeared for the guitar solo in Beat It. Coordinates identify the former Texas Stadium site.
Arrives for Bad Tour in Japan
· Narita International Airport, Narita, Chiba, Japan
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Jackson arrived at Narita Airport ahead of the opening concerts of his first solo world tour. The year 1987 is established by the article's Japan and Australia tour section.
Launches Dangerous Tour in Munich
· Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic · file Jackson opened his second solo world tour at Munich's Olympic Stadium, beginning a major international charity-oriented concert campaign.
Royal birthday concert in Brunei
· Jerudong Park Amphitheater, Jerudong, Brunei
Wikimedia Commons · GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 only · file Jackson staged a major royal concert in Brunei celebrating Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's fiftieth birthday. Coordinates represent the Jerudong Park complex.
Performs two Honolulu concerts
· Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International, 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic; GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or later · file Jackson gave his only two mainland-US-or-Hawaii appearances of the HIStory tour at Aloha Stadium, selling out both concerts. The two-day engagement is represented at month precision because the schema does not permit date ranges.
Performs MJ & Friends in Seoul
· Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International · file Jackson performed the first MJ & Friends benefit concert in Seoul to raise funds for children affected by conflict and hardship. Ellipsis omits intervening descriptive text without changing the presence claim.
Celebrates solo anniversary at Madison Square Garden
· Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Wikimedia Commons · All rights reserved Jackson opened a two-concert celebration of his thirtieth anniversary as a solo performer, reuniting publicly with his brothers. This card represents the first of the two documented performances.
Faces trial in Santa Maria
· Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Santa Maria, California, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International · file Jackson appeared at the Santa Barbara County courthouse in Santa Maria for the opening of his criminal trial, which ended in acquittal on all counts. Coordinates represent the Santa Maria courthouse area.
Moves to Irish recording retreat
· Grouse Lodge, near Rosemount, County Westmeath, Ireland
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic · file Jackson relocated to Grouse Lodge, a residential recording studio in rural County Westmeath, and worked there on new music. The date is limited to the supported year; coordinates are a representative point near the rural studio.
Announces This Is It in London
· The O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported · file Jackson appeared at the O2 Arena to announce the planned This Is It concert residency, his intended return to major live performance.
Dies at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
· Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic · file After emergency treatment at his Holmby Hills residence and transport to UCLA, Jackson was pronounced dead at the medical center.