This day in history 3 June 2009

July 31st, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson was in advanced talks with a space scientist in a desperate bid to do his famous moonwalk on the moon before he died, says his friend. The singer wanted to beat his rivals into space by actually making it first to the moon to do his famous dance move in a $1.97 billion project, reported newsoftheworld.co.uk.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson was an avid reader who had a library at Neverland that held 10,000 volumes on its shelves, his lawyer has revealed. Bob Sanger, the King of Pop's lawyer for 16 years, said that Jackson was fascinated by philosophy and history - and covered his books with notes.

July 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barrack Obama has finally paid tribute to King of Pop Michael Jackson more than a week after his death.

July 2nd, 2009 Obama says he grew up listening to Michael JacksonWASHINGTON — The King of Pop had a fan in the White House. President Barack Obama described himself as a longtime follower of Michael Jackson, the legendary performer who died June 25 at age 50.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson has made a posthomous chart history in America by claiming the top nine spots on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums countdown since his sudden death last week. For the first time in Billboard history, the evergreen Catalog Albums chart-topper sold more than the number one album on the Billboard 200 countdown.

June 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Kanye West has fuelled rumours of reconciliation with ex-girlfriend Amber Rose after the couple danced the night away at the 2009 BET Awards on Sunday (June 28). The couple had announced their split earlier this month (June 10), reports Contactmusic.

June 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A music historian has assessed Michael Jackson's musical greatness, classifying him as "one of the world's great entertainers and a pivotal figure in the history of American music." John Covach, professor of music and chair of the Department of Music at the University of Rochester and professor of music theory at the Eastman School of Music, reacted to the King of Pop's shock death on June 25. He said: "Michael Jackson is arguably the most important figure in 1980s popular music.

May 30th, 2009 This day in history 31 May 2009 1952 - Mahrukh Mirza (born May 31) is a Bollywood Writer, Director, Producer of films like Rama O Rama, Kasme Vaade, Mashooq , etc. 1965 – Milind (born May 31) is the sons of the acclaimed music director of the 60s, Chitragupt.

May 27th, 2009 This day in history 28 May 2009 1923 - Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'.

May 22nd, 2009 This day in history 23 May 2009 1967 - Rituraj Singh (born May 23)Theatre and television actor, Rituraj Singh has been doing what he is best at.. acting for almost 20 years now and still gives the younger lot a run for their money.

May 21st, 2009 This day in history 22 May 2009 1943 - Ved Rahi (born May 22) is an Indian film director who made the film Veer Savarkar (2001), a bio-epic on the life of Indian revolutionary Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. 1966 - Raju Karia (born May 22) is a Bollywood Actor for films like - Zakhmi Zameen, etc.

May 15th, 2009 This day in history 16 May 2009 1964 - Dharmesh Darshan (born May 16) is an Indian filmmaker, film director and writer who works in Bollywood.He made his directional debut with Lootere (1993), for which he also wrote the story. The film was produced by his brother Suneel Darshan, and was a hit at the box office.

May 13th, 2009 This day in history 14 May 2009 1923 - Mrinal Sen (also spelled Mrinal Shen) is a famous Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on (May 14, 1923) , in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh.

May 12th, 2009 This day in history 13 May 2009 1948 - Manhar Udhas (born May 13) is Hindi and Gujarati language singer. He has given voice for many Hindi movies as playback singer.

May 8th, 2009 This day in history 9 May 2009 1962 - Brian Epstein met with EMI producer George Martin. Martin signed the Beatles to record demos on June 4, 1962.