Bob Marley & The Wailers in History
Events in Music
Assassination Attempt
1967-12-03 Assassination attempt made on Bob Marley and others during concert rehearsals in Jamaica
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- 1976-06-13 Bob Marley performs in Amsterdam
- 1980-09-23 Bob Marley's last concert at Stanley Theatre Pittsburgh
- 1980-10-08 After playing two shows at the Madison Square Garden, Bob Marley collapsed in Central Park while jogging, brought to Sloan-Kettering Hospital
- 1981-05-21 Reggae musician Bob Marley receives a Jamaican state funeral
- 1982-12-29 Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica
Birthdays in Music
- 1944-10-19 Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaican reggae musician (The Wailers -"Get Up Stand Up"; Mystic Man, Legalize It), born in Westmoreland, Jamaica (d. 1987)
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1945-02-06 Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae musician (Exodus, One Love), born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica (d. 1981)
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- 1947-04-10 Bunny Wailer [Neville O'Riley Livingston], Jamaican vocalist and percussionist (The Wailers with Bob Marley), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
- 1950-12-17 Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (The Upsetters; Bob Marley & Wailers), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1987)
- 1953-01-07 Earl Lindo, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Bob Marley & the Wailers), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
- 1968-10-17 Ziggy Marley, Jamaican reggae performer and son of Bob Marley, born in Kingston, Jamaica
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
1966-02-10 Reggae Musician Bob Marley (21) marries fellow musician Rita Anderson (19)
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Deaths in Music
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1981-05-11 Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae musician (One Love), dies of brain and lung cancer at 36
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- 1987-04-17 Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (The Upsetters; Bob Marley & Wailers), murdered at 36
- 1987-09-11 Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaican reggae musician (The Wailers -"Get Up Stand Up"; Mystic Man, Legalize It), shot dead at his home in Jamaica at 42
- 1999-06-02 Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican musician (The Wailers) (b. 1949)
- 2021-03-02 Bunny Wailer [Neville O'Riley Livingston], Jamaican vocalist and percussionist (The Wailers with Bob Marley), dies of stroke complications at 73