| 3 May 1933 |
James Brown born, Barnwell, SC. |
| 1937 |
Abandoned by mother . |
| 14 Jun 1952 |
Paroled, after sentence for larceny. |
| 1954 |
Marries Velma Warren. |
| 23 Jan 1956 |
Brown's band, The Famous Flames, signed to Federal/King Records in Atlanta, paid $200. |
| 1966 |
I Got You (I Feel Good). |
| Jan 1969 |
Plays at Richard M. Nixon's inauguration celebration. |
| 1970 |
Marries Deirdre Jenkins. |
| 1973 |
Eldest son Teddy killed in automobile accident. |
| Oct 1974 |
Plays at Rumble in the Jungle, the Ali/Foreman heavyweight boxing match in the Congo. |
| 1984 |
Marries Adrienne Rodriguez. |
| 1986 |
"Michael Jackson, he used to watch me from the wings and got his moon walk from my camel walk. I ain't jealous I'm zealous. I ain't teased, I'm pleased." |
| 1987 |
Audience with the Pope. Pope advises him to continue with music career, and not switch to ministry work. |
| Mar 1988 |
Arrested, domestic abuse. |
| 24 Sep 1988 |
Brandishes a shotgun at an insurance meeting, demanding to know who used his personal toilet. Police chase ensues, 23 shots fired at his jeep, with both front tires shot out. PCP found in his system. |
| 18 May 1989 |
Arrested, possession of PCP, assault, possession of illegal weapons (Aiken County, SC.) |
| 27 Feb 1991 |
Paroled from prison. |
| Mar 1991 |
Has a new set of eyebrows tattooed onto his face (dermapigmentation.) |
| 1995 |
Living in America. |
| 1996 |
Wife Adrienne dies from complications of liposuction surgery. |
| 10 Jan 1997 |
Receives star, Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| Aug 1999 |
Time at which former employee Lisa Agbalaya-Ross alleges James Brown made claims that he had "powerful testicles given to him by the government." How such a thing is possible is not explained. |
| 15 Jan 2002 |
Marries Tomi Rae Hynie. |
| Feb 2002 |
James Brown cleared by a Los Angeles jury of all allegations made in $2M sexual harassment suit brought by former employee Lisa Agbalaya-Ross. |
| 25 Dec 2006 |
James Brown dies on Christmas morning of heart failure at Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, GA. |
