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1997 Michael Manley, Jamaican Prime Minister, PNP, 1972 - 1980, 1989 - 1992, dies
1994 Garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28 1993 Jamaican premier Percival Patterson wins parliamentary election 1987 Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36 1973 Sean Paul, Jamaican Musician 1970 Frank Silvera, Jamaican actor (High Chaparral), dies at 55 1968 Nehemiah Perry, cricketer, fine Jamaican off-spinner 1966 Rexton Gordon, Jamaican dj/rapper, Shabba Ranks-Extra Naked 1961 Maxi Priest, Max Elliott, Jamaican/English singer, Wild World 1960 Merlene Ottey, Jamaican/Italian running star, Olympics 1948 Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57 1948 Claude McKay, Jamaican Writer 1946 Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist, I Shot the Sheriff 1945 Burning Spear, Winston Rodney, Jamaican reggae singer 1938 Prince Buster, Jamaican reggae musician/producer, Madness 1930 Alfred Lewis Valentine, Jamaican cricket player 1928 Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican/U.S. blues guitarist, Have Mercy 1923 Louis Simpson, Jamaican and US poet, Good News of Death 1917 Herbert Morris, Jamaican deserter in France, executed at 17 1909 Cecil Marley, cricketer, Jamaican batsman 1928 - 1946, WICBC president 1893 Arthur Benjamin, Sydney Australia, composer, Jamaican Rumba 1889 Claude McKay, Jamaican Writer 1504 Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians |
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