Elvis Presley honored on 80th birthday
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Elvis Presley, forever known as "the king," would have turned 80 years old on Thursday.
Presley died at age 42 in 1977.
In honoring the Rock & Roll icon's birthday, a number of events, including a birthday celebration, took place at Graceland.
The estate also host an auction of the star's personal items, including his first driver's license and a jacket he wore in the 1964 film "Viva Las Vegas."
Presley has been one of the top-earning dead celebrities in the decades since his death, ringing in at number 2 in 2014, according to Forbes Magazine.
The number one earner among dead celebrities in 2014 was Michael Jackson. He was married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, from 1994 to 1996.
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