July 30 1963: Apache Scratche (Raymond Hudson) is born in St. Mary, Jamaica.  July 31 Sorry, no event  August 1 ----: Producer Edley is born. 1834: Slavery declared unlawful in British Empire. 1838: Jamaican slavery emancipated (Emancipation Day in Jamaica) Emancipation Day had ceased to be a holiday in Jamaica when the country gained independence, but it was re-established 1997 after it was enacted by law. 1914: Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) is launched by Marcus Garvey. 1960: Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France. 1990: UB40 is deported from the Seychelles after police discover marijuana in their hotel room. They choose deportation over the other option, a mandatory three-year jail term. The band will later claim that the drug bust is a set-up. 1992: UB40 makes a rare hometown appearance at Birmingham's Cofton Park.