March 19 ----: Winston 'Pipe' Matthews [Wailing Souls; lead vocal] is born. ----: Donald Er Price a.k.a. PJ is born. 1959: Terry Hall [Specials/Fun Boy Three; guitars, vocals] is born in Coventry, West Midlands, England. 1961: Snagga Puss (Norman Suppria) is born in Arnett Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica. 1997: The Skatalites sign with Island Records Jazz Jamaica imprint. 2001: Island Records founder Chris Blackwell is inducted in the "nonperformers" category of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  March 20 1896: Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa. 1936: Lee 'Scratch' Perry aka "Upsetter" (Rainford Hugh Perry) is born in Kendal, a small town in the rural parish of Hanover, Jamaica. 1956: Tunisia gains independence from France. (Independence Day) 1956: Fonso Martin [Steel Pulse; vocals/percussions] is born. 1987: First issue of the Japanese Reggae Magazine goes on sale. 1987: Boy George pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana in London. He was given a "conditional discharge". 1996: Bob Marley & The Wailers' compilation album "Legend" [Island] is certified Multi (7.0) Platinum, and video "Legend" [Island Video] is certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).  March 21 1960: Sharpesville Massacre 1967: Jonas Petter "Joker" Berggren [Ace Of Base] is born. 1975: Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years. 1976: Anthony B (Keith Blair) is born in Trelawny, Jamaica. 1981: American rock band Blondie enters the soul album chart with "Autoamerican", which peaked at No. 7 in its 25 weeks on the charts. "Autoamerican" produced a hit cover version of the Paragons' reggae tune "The Tide is High," which went to #1 in the U.S. and U.K. 1990: Namibia becomes independent of South Africa.