Celebrities Timeline

1952 Aug 18 Patrick Wayne Swayze is born
Patrick Wayne Swayze (pronounced /ˈsweɪziː/; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his roles as romantic leading...
1975 Dec 30 Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is born
Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006) and Kultida (Tida) Woods (1944). He is the only child of their marriage but has two half-brothers, Earl Jr. (born 1955) and Kevin...
1977 Jun 8 Kanye Omari West is born
Kanye Omari West (pronounced /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eve...
1981 Sep 4 Beyoncé Giselle Knowles born in Houston, Texas
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981), best known mononymously as Beyoncé (pronounced /biˈjɒn.seɪ/), is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, choreograph...
1982 Feb 17 Wasalu Muhammad Jaco is born
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 17, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco (pronounced [ˈluːpeɪ], LOO-pay), is an American recording artist, producer and CEO of 1st and 15t...
1982 Mar 5 John Belushi dies
On March 5, 1982, Belushi was found dead in his room at Bungalow number 3 of the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. The cause of death was a speedball; the...
1984 Apr 1 Marvin Gaye is murdered by his father
On March 31, 1984, Marvin's parents had a domestic argument over misplaced business documents while Marvin, ill from drug use, lay in bed. Upon hearing this, he woke up and told his dad t...
1985 Aug 28 James Jagger is Born to Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall
The pleasure-seeking Jagger Junior would be lost were it not for the largesse of his reputedly tight-fisted father. For how else would he be able to fund an unremittingly workshy existenc...
1993 Oct 31 River Phoenix dies of a drug overdose
The destination for the evening of October 30th 1993, was The Viper Room, a club owned by Johnny Depp, at 8852 Sunset Boulevard. River was wearing striped brown pants and black and white ...
1997 Dec 13 Gabriel Jagger is Born to Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall
In 1990, Jagger wed longtime girlfriend model Jerry Hall. They had four children together: sons James Leroy Augustin (born August 28, 1985) and Gabriel Luke Beauregard (born December 13, ...
2003 David Goldstein, Better Known as DJ AM, and Nicole Richie Begin Dating
Richie and Goldstein have been dating since 2003. They split up in December last year, but reunited earlier this year. On Friday a publication alleged Goldstein had dumped Richie.
2005 Dec DJ AM and Nicole Richie Break Off Engagement
Richie, 24, and Goldstein, 33, began dating in 2004 and announced their engagement a year later in February 2005. But in early December, Richie's rep confirmed that the wedding was off.
2007 Jun 13 Connie Talbot sings "Over the Rainbow" for the first time on Britain's Got Talent
Talbot initially auditioned for the first series of television reality show Britain's Got Talent for fun, but her confidence increased when Simon Cowell, whom she is said to have idolised...
2008 Apr 4 Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) and Beyoncé Knowles (Beyoncé) marry at private ceremony in New York City
On April 4, 2008, it was reported by People that Knowles and Jay-Z had been married at a private ceremony in New York City. It became a matter of public record on April 22, 2008, but Know...
2008 Aug 9 Bernie Mac dies from complications from pneumonia
In August 2008, Mac was admitted to the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. After a week of unsuccessful medical treatment, Mac died in the early morning ...
2009 Jun 25 Farrah Fawcett Dies at Age 62
Farrah Fawcett, an actress, television star and pop-culture phenomenon whose good looks and signature leonine hairstyle influenced a generation of women and, beginning with a celebrated p...
2009 Jun 25
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 Michael Jackson Rushed to Hospital in Cardiac Arrest
LOS ANGELES -- Pop star Michael Jackson has been taken to UCLA Medical Center by ambulance suffering from cardiac arrest, fire officials confirm. Los Angeles Fire Department Captain St...
2009 Sep 6 Reality Star Tila "Tequila" Nguyen Is Allegedly Assaulted by Chargers Linebacker Shawne Merriman
CNN -- According to a statement from the sheriff's department of San Diego County, California, authorities responded to a disturbance call early Sunday from a woman who said she had been...
2009 Sep 14 Patrick Swayze Dies
Annett Wolf said that the US actor, who had been battling pancreatic cancer for nearly two years, died with family at his side on Monday. Swayze was diagnosed with advanced stage four ...
2009 Sep 29 DJ AM's Death Ruled Accidental Overdose
The death of celebrity disc jockey DJ AM was caused by an accidental drug overdose, and eight different substances were found in his body, the New York City Medical Examiner's office said...
2010 Jan 22 Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief Telethon
More than 80 million people tuned in for last week's all-star "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon. The Nielsen Co. said Monday that an estimated 83 million people saw at least a brief part of ...
2010 Aug 14 Tila Tequila Attacked at Gathering of the Juggalos Festival
Reality TV star Tila Tequila suffered facial cuts when she was pelted with rocks and bottles while performing at a music festival in Illinois early Saturday, according to a witness and a ...
2011 May 9 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver Jointly Announce Separation
The news that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have split could not help but bring back memories of the reporting 7 1/2 years ago in this newspaper about Schwarzenegger's aggressiv...
2011 May 16 LA Times Breaks Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Love Child' Story
When Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, separated earlier this month, neither was talking divorce. That may have changed, however, after he revealed Monday that he fathered a now...
2011 May 18 TMZ Identifies Mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Love Child'
Two days after Hollywood icon and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted that he had fathered a love child with a member of his household staff, media reports have name...
2011 Jul 23 Amy Winehouse Found Dead at London Home
Hard-partying pop star Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her London home, the Associated Press reported. She was 27. The troubled Londoner pulled out of her European tour last month...
2011 Aug 23 Winehouse Family Says Toxicology Results Revealed no Illegal Substances in Amy Winehouse's System
Amy Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer, her family said Tuesday. The family said in a statement that toxicology ...