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Madonna Luise Ciccone is bron in Bay City, Michigan, on August 16.
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Mother, Madonna Fortin, dies of breast cancer when Madonna is five years old.
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Begins studying dance on scholarship at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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Dorps out of college to move to New York City, studies dance with Pearl Iang.
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Madonna's first single "Everybody" is released.
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Begins frist tour, The Virgin Tour, for the second album, Like a Virgin. Married atcor Sean Penn.
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Maria Ciccone Leon born in LA.
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Wins Golden Hlobe for best actress in Evita.
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Moves to London, England.
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Gives birth to second child, Rocco Ciccone, in LA; Marries English director Guy Ritchie in Dornoch, Scotland.
