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Lionel Messi & Michael Jackson

Did Lionel Messi and Michael Jackson live at the same time?

Yes. Lionel Messi and Michael Jackson lived at the same time for 22 years, from 1987 to 2009.[1][2][3][4]

Lionel Messi · Michael Jackson · Born in 1987 · Born in 1958

Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
1987–present
Sports
Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, 2022 World Cup champion
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
1958–2009
Music
King of Pop, Thriller
19582026
Lionel Messi
Michael Jackson
Lionel Messi
Sports
Born in Rosario
Michael Jackson
Music
Born in Gary
Died in Los Angeles

World Events During Their Overlap

1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall
1989 Tiananmen Square protests
1990 Nelson Mandela released from prison
1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union
1994 Rwandan genocide
1994 End of apartheid; South Africa holds first free elections
1997 Dolly the Sheep cloned
1998 Good Friday Agreement signed in Northern Ireland
2001 September 11 attacks
2003 Human Genome Project completed
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2008 Global financial crisis

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Sources

  1. Lionel Messi — Wikipedia
  2. Lionel Messi (Q615) — Wikidata
  3. Michael Jackson — Wikipedia
  4. Michael Jackson (Q2831) — Wikidata