October 12 1960: Georges Kouakou (Ex-Producer and Keyboard player for Alpha Blondy) is born in the Ivory Coast. 1967: DJ Tonton David is born in Paris, France. 1968: Equatorial Guinea gains independence from Spain. (National Day) 1969: Lloyd Robinson records "The Worm" for Lloyd Dalley, The Matador. It can be heard on a CD "From Matador's Arena - 1969-1970 - Volume 2" (Jamaican Gold JMC 200.233). 1994: Ace Of Base's album "The Sign" [Arista] is certified Multi (6.0) Platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). 2023: Michael 'Ibo' Cooper [Inner Circle, Third World] passes away at the age of 71.  October 13 1960: DJ Charlie Chaplin (Richard Bennett) is born in St. Catherine, Jamaica. 1976: Japanese deejay Miss Monday is born. 2009: Buju Banton meets with four members of San Francisco's gay community following the cancellation of a number of dates on his Rasta Got Soul tour. 2012: Captain Barkey passes away (shot dead) in the parking lot of a motel in Bronx, New York. 2013: Deejay Captain Barkey (Wayne Hamilton) passes away.  October 14 ----: Lenn Hammond is born in Port Maria, St. Mary, Jamaica. 1950: Allan "Skill" Cole, Rasta soccer star, breddah of Bob Marley, is born in Kingston, Jamaica. 1959: Junior 'Willow' Wilson is born in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica. 1964: Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 1977: Singer Magano is born Andrea Sonia Sawyers. 1978: Marlon Binns is born. ----: Delly Ranks (Delroy Foster) is born in Kingston, Jamaica. 1983: Hugh Mundell passes away (shot dead) in Kingston, Jamaica 1988: Red Red Wine (UB40) is No. 1 Billboard Pop hit. The song reached No. 34 when the group first released the single in 1984. It is written by Neil Diamond.