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  • Dangerous world tour - Michael performs in Ludwigshafen Germany, in front of a 32.000 audience. In this concert, the Carmina Burana theme couldn't be used because of copyright issues

    30 August 1992

  • Dangerous world tour - Michael canceles the second Singapore concert, invoking health problems

    30 August 1993

  • Michael is accused by a minor that he molested him. His chamber in the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas is searched, but no evidence is found

    30 August 1993

  • Michael Jackson is born in Gary, Indiana

    29 August 1958

  • Michael Jackson is celebrating his birthday in "Studio 45" - New York

    29 August 1979

  • Bad world tour - Michael performs in Leeds England, in front of a 90.000 audience who sang to him "Happy birthday!". At the concert attends his mother and his sister Janet. After the concert, Michael has donated 65.000 pounds to charity

    29 August 1988

  • Michael celebrates his birthday in Regensburg, in the Castel of Gloria Von Thurn

    29 August 1992

  • Michael is turning 35 and he performs in Singapore in front of a 47.000 audience

    29 August 1993

  • History world tour - Michael performs in Copenhaga, in front of a 52.000 audience

    29 August 1997

  • History world tour - Michael performs in Valladolid, in front of a 452.000 audience

    29 August 1997

We Are The World 25 For Haiti

13 February 2010 20:25

Recorded on February 1st, 2010, in the same studio as the original 25 years earlier (Henson Recording Studios, formerly A&M Recording Studios) "We Are The World 25 For Haiti", in which Jones and Richie serve as executive producers and producers, was created in collaboration with executive producers Wyclef Jean, Randy Phillips and Peter Tortorici, producers Humberto Gattica and RedOne and co-producers Rickey Minor, Mervyn Warren and Patti Austin to benefit the Haitian earthquake relief efforts and the rebuilding of Haiti.

Academy Award-winning writer-director Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby), filmed the private recording session to create the accompanying video. The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers.

Instead of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, the 2010 version is headlined by Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, Wyclef Jean, Josh Groban and Will.I.Am.

Among the rap artists making the cut for "We Are the World - 25 for Haiti" are T-Pain, Kanye West, Bizzy Bone, Kid Cudi, LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Drake, Mann, Nipsey Hussle, Busta Rhymes and Swizz Beatz.

There were the classic artists including Barbra Streisand, Carlos Santana, Natalie Cole, BeBe Winans, the members of Heart: Freda Payne, Harry Connick Jr., Earth, Wind & Fire, The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, Tony Bennett, "Slumdog Millionaire" film score composer A.R. Rahman, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, Patti Austin, Celine Dion and Gladys Knight.

A few actors were in the studio (Jeff Bridges and Vince Vaughn), as well as co-producers Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones, Nicole Richie and "Parks and Recreation" star Rashida Jones, and the members of 3T (Taj, Taryll and TJ Jackson).

Joel and Benji Madden were on hand, as were Akon, Brandy, Melanie Fiona, Mya, Musiq Soulchild, Katharine McPhee, Trey Songz, Faith Evans, "Heroes" actor Jimmy Jean-Louis and former Michael Jackson guitarist Orianthi, members of Sugarland, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Mraz, Mary Mary, Tyrese Gibson, Raphael Saadiq, Pink, Jordin Sparks, Rob Thomas, Usher, the Fray's Isaac Slade, Enrique Iglesias, Robin Thicke, Jamie Foxx, Maroon 5's Adam Levine, the Jonas Brothers, Nicole Scherzinger and Julianne Hough.

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