Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50. He passed away in Los Angeles, California due to acute propofol intoxication, which caused cardiac arrest. Propofol is a powerful anesthetic that his personal physician, Conrad Murray, administered to help Jackson sleep amid his chronic insomnia. Despite efforts to revive him, Jackson was pronounced dead at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center at 2:26 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. His death was later ruled a homicide, and Dr. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for his role in administering the fatal dose of the drug.