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Tupac Amaru Shakur was Born.

06/16/1971 - 06/17/1971

Tupac Amaru Shakur is born in NYC to Afeni Shakur, a member of the Black Panther Party who was
pregnant with him while in jail on bombing charges. Tupac Amaru comes from the Incas meaning "shining
serpent" and Shakur is Arabic meaning "thankful to God."

Move to Baltimore.

02/13/1986 - 02/14/1986

Shakur's family moves to Baltimore where Tupac enrolled in the Baltimore School for the Arts. Here Tupac writes his first rap under the name MC New York.

Moves to Cali.

06/23/1988 - 06/24/1988

Tupac's family moves to Marin City, CA. Shortly after, Tupac moves in with a neighbor and starts selling drugs.

Mutulu Shakur, Tupac's step father sentenced 60 in prison.

08/02/1988 - 08/03/1988

Mutulu Shakur, Tupac's stepfather, is sentenced to 60 years in prison for his involvement in a 1981 armored-car robbery.

Tupac joins Digital Underground as a roadie/dancer/rapper.

09/12/1990 - 09/13/1990

Tupac joins Digital Underground as a roadie/dancer/rapper.

Shakur achieves individual recognition with the album "2Pacalypse Now".

03/05/1991 - 03/06/1991

Shakur achieves individual recognition with the album "2Pacalypse Now," which spawned the successful singles "Trapped" and "Brenda's Got A Baby."

Tupac appeared on another groups track.

08/21/1991 - 08/22/1991

As a member of the Grammy-nominated group Digital Underground he appeared on the track "Same Song" from "This is an EP Release" and on the album "Sons Of The P."

Shakur appeared in the Ernest Dickerson film "Juice."

07/12/1992 - 07/13/1992

Shakur appeared in the Ernest Dickerson film "Juice."

Appeared in John Singleton's release "Poetic Justice" with Janet Jackson.

04/19/1993 - 04/20/1993

Appeared in John Singleton's release "Poetic Justice" with Janet Jackson.

Release of "Thug Life."

08/02/1994 - 08/03/1994

Release of "Thug Life."

Appeared in "Above The Rim".

08/04/1994 - 08/05/1994

Appeared in "Above The Rim".

Shakur's sex assault trial opens.

11/15/1994 - 11/16/1994

Shakur's New York sex assault trial opens.

Shakur is shot during apparent robbery attempt.

11/21/1994 - 11/22/1994

November: Shakur is shot during apparent robbery attempt outside a music studio in New York.

Shakur is convicted of sexually abusing a woman.

12/11/1994 - 12/12/1994

One day after being shot, Shakur is convicted of sexually abusing a woman he had invited to his hotel room. He is acquitted of sodomy and weapons charges.

Sentenced in New York to 4 1/2 years

02/19/1995 - 02/20/1995

February: Sentenced in New York to 4 1/2 years in prison for sex abuse.

Shakur got married.

05/17/1995 - 05/18/1995

Shakur married longtime girlfriend, Keisha Morris.

Death Row CEO Suge Knight posts 1.4 million Bond for Tupac's release.

10/02/1995 - 10/03/1995

October: Death Row CEO Suge Knight posts 1.4 million Bond for Tupac's release. Tupac then signs with Death Row.

Release of "Me Against The World".

11/07/1995 - 11/08/1995

Release of "Me Against The World," a multi-million-selling album.

Shakur's fourth solo album, "All Eyez on Me," debuts at No. 1

01/16/1996 - 1/17/1996

Shakur's fourth solo album, "All Eyez on Me," debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's album chart, goes on to sell about 5 million copies.

Acted as a detective.

03/15/1996 - 03/16/1996

Acted as a detective in Orion's urban crime thriller "Gang Related."

Tupac shot in Las Vegas, Nevada.

09/07/1996 - 09/13/1996

After leaving the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Las Vegas in Suge Knight's car. Tupac is shot
four times in the chest by an assailant in a White Cadillac. Shakur rushed to University Medical Center,
where he undergoes surgery, including the removal of his right lung.

Tupac dead.

09/13/1996 - 09/14/1996

After six days in critical condition, Tupac Amaru Shakur is pronounced dead at 4:03 p.m. His Body
was cremated. He was 25 years of age.