June 27 1935: Byron Lee is born in Jamaica. 1956: Freddie McGregor is born in Clarendon, Jamaica. 1957: Producer Henry 'Junjo' Lawes is born in Kingston, Jamaica. 1957: Nicodemus (Cecil Wellington) is born in Kingston, Jamaica. 1964: The Skatalites first gig was at the Hi Hat, owned by Orville 'Billy' Farnum, in Rae Town, Kingston. 1965: DJ Squidly Rankin is born in Kingston, Jamaica. 1973: Manuel Stain is born in Spanish Town, Jamaica. 1977: Djibouti independent 1998: Percussionist Sidney Wolfe passes away in a hospital in Los Angeles, at the age of 52. 2002: Timothy White, author of Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley, dies after heart attack. Age 50. (b. January 25, 1952) 2007: Minmi and Wakadanna annouce their angagement.  June 28 1944: DJ I-Roy (Roy Samuel Reid) is born. 1963/64: DJ Louie Rankin (Leonard Forbes) is born in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica.  June 29 1776: First draft of Declaration of Independence written on hemp paper 19--: Hajime Ohmori [Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra; percussions] is born in Tokyo, Japan. 1925: South Africa imposed racial inequality as political policy. 1951: Roger Lewis [Inner Circle; guitar (Fatman Riddim Section)] is born. 1976: Seychelles gains independence from Britain. 1977: New York decriminalizes pot.