TODAY IN JAMAICA HISTORY: 1962-08-06 - Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule 1962-09-18 - Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to UN 1966-04-21 - Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica 1982-12-29 - Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica 1996-12-23 - 4 women ordained priests in Jamaica, 1st in 330-year Anglican history

TODAY IN JAMAICA HISTORY:
1962-08-06 - Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule
1962-09-18 - Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica & Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to UN
1966-04-21 - Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica
1982-12-29 - Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica
1996-12-23 - 4 women ordained priests in Jamaica, 1st in 330-year Anglican history

Famous Jamaicans Birthdays

1930-05-28 - Edward Seaga, PM (Jamaica)
1932-01-26 - Coxsone Dodd, Jamaican record producer
1934-11-12 - Ann Flood, Jamaica, New York, American actress (Edge of Night)
1936-03-20 - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican Reggae artist
1938-04-28 - Madge Sinclair, Kingston Jamaica, actress (Bell-Roots, Trapper John)
1938-05-28 - Prince Buster, Jamaican reggae musician/producer (Madness)
1942-07-16 - Desmond Dekker, [Dacris], Jamaica, reggae pioneer (Aces-Israelites)
1942-10-06 - Millie Small, Jamaican singer
1944-01-29 - Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican judge
1944-10-19 - Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaica, reggae musician (Mystic Man, Mama Africa)

1976-09-11 - Elephant Man, Jamaican musician
1977-04-17 - Sizzla, Jamaican dancehall artist
1978-07-21 - Damian Marley, Jamaican musician
1978-09-25 - Ricardo Gardner, Jamaican footballer
1979-09-21 - Chris Gayle, Jamaican West Indies cricketer
1979-10-31 - Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican Footballer

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