State Funeral
Time: Thursday May 21, 1981
Place: Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
Details: Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica on 21 May 1981, which combined elements of Ethiopian Orthodoxy and Rastafari tradition. He was buried in a chapel near his birthplace with his guitar, and the Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga delivered the final funeral eulogy to Marley.
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Marcus Garvey-Birth
Wednesday Aug 17, 1887 - Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Marcus Garvey-Marcus was apprenticed to his godfather
1901 - Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Marcus Garvey-Garvey attended a local church school
1901 - Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex-First marriage
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Feb, 1962 - Jamaica
Bob Marley-Bob Marley and the Wailers
1963 - Jamaica
Bob Marley-A Free Concert Organised by The Jamaican Prime Minister
Friday Dec 3, 1976 - Jamaica
Bob Marley-The Wailers disbanded
1974 - Jamaica
James Bond-First James Bond novel
Sunday Feb 17, 1952 - Jamaica
Marcus Garvey-Traveling to Port Maria each morning
1904 - Port Maria, Jamaica
Marcus Garvey-UNIA obtained Edelweiss Park in Cross Roads, which it established as its new headquarters
1919 - Kingston, Jamaica
Marcus Garvey-First assistant secretary
Apr, 1910 - Jamaica
Marcus Garvey-The Watchman
1910 - Jamaica
Marcus Garvey-UNIA officially expressed its loyalty to the British Empire
1914 - Jamaica
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1915 - Jamaica
Marcus Garvey-People's Political Party
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Marcus Garvey-Marcus Garvey Junior
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Wednesday Jan 7, 1976 - Kingston, Jamaica
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Marcus Garvey-Kingston was hit by an earthquake
Monday Jan 14, 1907 - Kingston, Jamaica
Marcus Garvey-One Aim. One God. One Destiny
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Bob Marley-Marriage
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Monday May 21, 1792 - Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Napoleon-Battle of Aspern-Essling
Sunday May 21, 1809 - Lobau, Vienna, Austria
Willem Einthoven-Birth
Monday May 21, 1860 - Semarang, Dutch East Indies (Present-Day Indonesia)
Mexican Revolution-The Treaty of Ciudad Juárez
Sunday May 21, 1911 - Mexico City, Mexico
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World War II-First Battle of Kiev
Wednesday May 21, 1941 at 03:41:00 AM - Kiev, U.S.S.R. (Present Day Kiev, Ukraine)
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Tuesday May 21, 1946 - Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, U.S.
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Saturday May 21, 1955 - London, England, United Kingdom
Neil Armstrong-Armstrong was involved in the "Nellis Affair"
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Thursday May 21, 1987 - United Kingdom
Dwayne Johnson-Judgment Day (2000)
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Cristiano Ronaldo-First Champions League final
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Harald V-The constitutional amendment of 2012
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Wednesday May 21, 2014 - Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom
September 11 (9/11) Attacks-National September 11 Museum
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Xiaomi-First French store
Monday May 21, 2018 - Paris, France
Lionel Messi-2019 Copa América
Tuesday May 21, 2019 - Argentina
Willem Einthoven-Einthoven's 159th birthday
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The US- China trade conflict-Major Powers Unite
Sunday May 21, 2023 - US
King Henry VI's death
Sunday May 21, 1471 - England
Drer Brith
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May 1981
Bob Marley-Death
Monday May 11, 1981 - University of Miami Hospital, Miami, U.S.
Pope John Paul II-Unsuccessful Assassination
Wednesday May 13, 1981 - Vatican City
Greyfriars Bobby-Red granite monument
Wednesday May 13, 1981 - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Russell Bufalino-Conspiring to kill the witness
May, 1981 - U.S.
1981
Kosovo War-4,000 Serbs moved from Kosovo to central Serbia
Thursday Jan 1, 1981 - Kosovo
Marco van Basten-Playing for Ajax
1981 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kosovo War-Open and total war
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Sepp Blatter-General Secretary
1981 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland
Nokia-The world's first international cellular network and the first to allow international roaming
1981 - Finland
Colombian conflict-The Creation of The 1981 Muerte a Secuestradores (MAS)
1981 - Colombia
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1981 - Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
Cameras-Sony Mavica
1981 - Tokyo, Japan
Computer animation-SGI
1981 - U.S.
Carlos Slim-Cigarros la Tabacelera Mexicana (Cigatam)
1981 - Mexico
Nicaraguan Revolution-Ronald Reagan cancelled the dispersal of Economic Aid to Nicaragua
Jan, 1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Microprocessor-Intel's First 32-bit Microprocessor
1981 - California, U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Nasr
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Sunday Jan 4, 1981 - Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Iranian Revolution-The Algiers Accords and The hostages release
Monday Jan 19, 1981 - Algeria
Jimmy Carter-Fifty-two American hostage
Tuesday Jan 20, 1981 - Tehran, Iran
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Wednesday Jan 28, 1981 - San Francisco, California, U.S.
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Diego Maradona-To Boca
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Carlos the Jackal-Bombing of the Radio Free Europe offices
Saturday Feb 21, 1981 - Munich, Germany
Stuart Long -Long graduation
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Monday Feb 23, 1981 - Spain
Princess Diana-Engagement
Tuesday Feb 24, 1981 - London, England, United Kingdom
Kosovo War-The First major outbreak occurred in Kosovo's main city
Sunday Mar 1, 1981 - Pristina, Kosovo
Johan Cruyff-To Levante
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Ronald Reagan-Assassination Attempt
Monday Mar 30, 1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Attack on H3
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Juan Trippe-Death
Friday Apr 3, 1981 - New York, U.S.
Hillsborough events-FA Cup semi-final 1981
Saturday Apr 11, 1981 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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1981 - U.S. and United Kingdom
Bob Marley-Death
Monday May 11, 1981 - University of Miami Hospital, Miami, U.S.
Pope John Paul II-Unsuccessful Assassination
Wednesday May 13, 1981 - Vatican City
Greyfriars Bobby-Red granite monument
Wednesday May 13, 1981 - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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1981 - England, United Kingdom
Russell Bufalino-Conspiring to kill the witness
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Bill Gates-Microsoft's company restructuring
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Xanax-Approved
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Bicycle-Mountain Bike
1981 - U.S.
Stan Lee-Moving to California
1981 - California, U.S.
IBM-Financial Swaps
1981 - U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Ending The Iraqi Siege of Abadan
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Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner-Hard days
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Saturday Oct 3, 1981 - Malmö, Sweden
Ayman al-Zawahiri-The assassination of President Anwar Sadat
Tuesday Oct 6, 1981 - Cairo, Egypt
Ted Bundy-Not allowed at Raiford Prison
Oct, 1981 - Florida, U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-The Ambush
Wednesday Oct 14, 1981 - Iran
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1981 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth II visited New Zealand
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Freddie Mercury-Greatest Hits
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Margaret Thatcher-The Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Council
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3D printing-Hideo Kodama filed a patent for this XYZ plotter
Tuesday Nov 10, 1981 - Japan
Xerox-Xerox released a system similar to the Alto
1981 - U.S.
Nicaraguan Revolution-President Reagan Signed National Security Directive 17
Tuesday Nov 17, 1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Russell Bufalino-Bufalino was sentenced to 10 Years
Nov, 1981 - Leavenworth, Washington, U.S.
Audrey Hepburn-They All Laughed
Friday Nov 20, 1981 - U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Tariq al-Qods
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Saturday Nov 28, 1981 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner-Year of Struggle
1981 - San Francisco, California, U.S.
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Dec, 1981 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Iran–Iraq War-Retaken The town of Bostan
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1981 - Florida, U.S.
Muhammad Ali Clay-Last match
Friday Dec 11, 1981 - Nassau, Bahamas
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip wrote to his eldest son counseling him to make up his mind
1981 - United Kingdom
Qasem Soleimani-Seriously Injured
Dec, 1981 - Iran
Joe Biden-Biden became a ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee
1981 - Washington D.C., U.S.
IBM-IBM PC
1981 - U.S.
Joe Biden-Biden has received honorary degrees from Saint Joseph's University
1981 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Gulf War-Arms Sales to Iraq reached a record spike
1981 - Iran