Ukraine could name village after Michael Jackson

MOSCOW - A lawmaker in eastern Ukraine has put forward a proposal to re-name a village after pop icon Michael Jackson, a media report said.

According to Zaporozhye Region’s Reporter newspaper, one of the factions in the legislature has already discussed the proposal, and it could be put to a vote soon.

The lawmaker has proposed renaming the Oktyabrskoye village, the newspaper said.

Michael Jackson, who spent more than four decades in the public spotlight, died following a heart attack at the age of 50 June 26 just weeks before he was to launch a series of comeback concerts in London.

–RIA Novosti