As a kid originating from 1976, I was shocked when the news came out. I was convinced this was a hoax. It could not be, one of the most famous superstars around the planet died? Till.. I hit google! Michael Joseph Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana at August 29, 1985; has died of a heartattack at June 25, 2009 in his rented home on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles.