LOCATION

Population:
600,000

Founding Date:
1693

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Prince Buster	Singer	28-May-1938	8-Sep-2016	Reggae/ska/rocksteady pioneer
Junior Byles	Singer	1948		Reggae singer, Lee "Scratch" Perry collaborator
Alexander J. Dallas	Government	21-Jun-1759	16-Jan-1817	US Secretary of the Treasury, 1814-16
Desmond Dekker	Singer/Songwriter	16-Jul-1941	25-May-2006	Israelites
Sandra Denton	Singer	9-Nov-1969		Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa
Don Drummond	Musician	12-Mar-1932	6-May-1969	The Skatalites
Patrick Ewing	Basketball	5-Aug-1962		New York Knicks, 1986-2000
Colin Ferguson	Criminal	14-Jan-1958		Long Island Railroad Massacre
Amy Jacques Garvey	Activist	31-Dec-1885	25-Jul-1973	Pan-African black nationalist
Marcia Griffiths	Singer	23-Nov-1949		The Queen of Reggae
Peter Blair Henry	Economist	30-Jul-1969		Dean, Stern School of Business
Stephen Hopkins	Film Director	1958		Lost in Space
Sean Kingston	Rapper	3-Feb-1990		Beautiful Girls
Lee Malvo	Criminal	18-Feb-1985		One of the two Washington Snipers
Damian Marley	Singer	21-Jul-1978		Reggae singer, son of Bob Marley
Ziggy Marley	Musician	17-Oct-1968		Reggae musician
Sean Paul	Disc Jockey	8-Jan-1973		DJ and Jamaican Dancehall star
Dawn Penn	Singer	1952		Reggae vocalist, You Don't Love Me
Doreen Schaeffer	Singer	?		Vocalist for The Skatalites
Frank Silvera	Actor	24-Jul-1914	11-Jun-1970	Killer's Kiss
Louis Simpson	Poet	27-Mar-1923	14-Sep-2012	At The End of the Open Road
Madge Sinclair	Actor	28-Apr-1938	20-Dec-1995	Nurse Shoop on Trapper John
Bunny Wailer	Singer	10-Apr-1947		Co-founder of The Wailers
Wayne Wonder	Musician	26-Jul-1972		Jamaican Dancehall star

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Don Drummond	Musician	12-Mar-1932	6-May-1969	The Skatalites
Amy Jacques Garvey	Activist	31-Dec-1885	25-Jul-1973	Pan-African black nationalist
Peter Tosh	Musician	19-Oct-1944	11-Sep-1987	Legalise It and I'll Advertise It

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