Reggae

Alan Winstanley is born in Fulham, London, England, UK. He will find success as a record producer and songwriter, usually working in collaboration with Clive Langer. Winstanley's credits include work with Madness, Elvis Costello, Bush, Dexy's Midnight Runners and many others.

Ciaran McLaughlin, drummer of That Petrol Emotion, is born in Londonderry, Ireland.

Bob Dylan releases his debut single, Mixed Up Confusion/Corrina Corrina, on Columbia Records in the USA, but it is withdrawn soon after.

Dan Bergstrom, a young dancer in Stockholm, Sweeden, Europe, claims a new record for Limbo Dancing by passing under a bar just 12" above the floor.

A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the bluebeat hit single My Boy Lollipop by Millie.

The Migil Five appear on UK tv show The Five O'Clock Club.

Jepther McClymont is born in Davey Town, Jamaica, Caribbean. He will find success as dancehall reggae star Luciano, nicknamed "the Messenjah" because of his devout Rastafarian beliefs.

Millie, Jess Conrad, Jimmy Wheeler and Des Lane play in the Christmas Pantomime at The Odeon, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.

Millie, Jess Conrad, Jimmy Wheeler and Des Lane play in the Christmas Pantomime at The Odeon, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.

Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon is born in St. Ann, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean. He will find success as dancehall singer Shabba Ranks.

Michael Franti is born in Oakland, California, USA. He will find success with his group Spearhead, which blends hip hop with other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock.

In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, South America, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and other Brazilian recording stars take part in The March of a Hundred Thousand, to protest against the murder of a student, Edson Luis de Lima Souto, by police.

Nicky Thomas, Tapper Zukie, Aswad, Cimarons and Sweet Sensation play at The Empire Ballroom, London, UK.

UB40 play at The Pavilion, West Runton, England, UK, Europe.

Following the recent heroin-related death of vocalist Malcolm Owen, British punk-reggae band The Ruts change their name to Ruts DC.

The Police play in The University, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

On their Zenyatta Mondatta tour, The Police play in The Oscar Meyer Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, supported by XTC.

On their Zenyatta Mondatta tour, The Police play in the Orpheum, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Dance Craze, a film starring such Two-Tone acts as The Beat, Bad Manners and The Specials, opens in London, England, UK, Europe.

UK 2-Tone band The Beat play the second of three nights in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Boy George of Culture Club appears on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in the USA.

The Equators play at The Railway, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.

The Untouchables play at The Greyhound, Fulham, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Helter Skelter.

Sting plays a gig in the Palais Des Sports, Dijon, France, Europe.

UB40 play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, supported by Fine Young Cannibals.

Killamanjaro Hi Fi play at The Kaiser Cafe, Negril, Jamaica, Caribbean.

The Notting Hill Carnival in West London, England, UK, Europe, features performances by Freddy McGregor, Ziggy Marley, Misty In Roots and Maxi Priest.

The 20th Anniversary Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, attracts 70,000 fans who pay £38 each to see The Cure, Happy Mondays, Sinead O'Connor, Aswad and World Party. Souvenir programmes cost a further £3. To reflect the diversity of attractions at the event, the festival's official title is now The Glastonbury Festival for Contemporary Performing Arts. Regrettably, the three days end with 235 arrests and £50,000 of damage when a confrontation erupts between security and travellers who are looting the emptying site. Even so, donations of £100,000 are made to CND and other local charities.

Sting spends the day in St Tropez, France, Europe.

Sting plays at The Opera House, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The concert will lead to criticism of Sting for playing for the regime of 72-year-old dictator Islam Karimov.

Reggae singer Jah Cure is arrested at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Caribbean, on charges of failing to pay US$19,993 owed to a local business man. The arrest comes just hours before Jah Cure's scheduled performance in south Trinidad, but he is released in time to play the concert.

Heaven 17 play their album Penthouse And Pavement in its entirety at Magna Science Adventure Centre, Templeborough, UK.

Reggae singer Jah Cure is arrested and charged with illegal possession of ganja after his car is stopped and searched by police during a spot check on Dunrobin Avenue, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean.

The three-day-long WOMAD Festival 2010 concludes at Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. On this, the final day of the event, artists appearing include Gil Scott-Heron, Kanda Bongo Man, Afro Celt Sound System, JazZstePpa, Imelda May, Rolf Harris and His Band, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Kormac's Big Band, Gilzene And The Blue Light Mento Band, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars and The Sounds of West Africa.

The Courteeners and Miles Kane, play at The O2 Academy, Leeds, UK.

Rat Boy plays at Heaven, London, England, UK, Europe.

The BBC Music Biggest Weekend Festival, a four-day event, continues at War Memorial Park, Coventry, England, UK, Europe, with acts including Liam Gallagher, Paloma Faith, UB40 Featuring Ali, Astro And Mickey, Billy Ocean, Snow Patrol, Jamie Cullum, The Selecter, Stereophonics, Turin Brakes and others. Meanwhile, at Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, acts appearing include Taylor Swift, Florence And The Machine, Thorty Seconds To Mars, Shawn Mendes, Camilla Cabello, Jason Derulo, Demi Lovato, Rita Ora, james Bay, Christine And The Queens, Panic! At The Disco and Hailee Steinfeld.

Jimmy Cliff, Grandmaster Flash and Trojan Soundsystem play at The Harbourside Amphitheatre, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.

On their 40th Anniversary tour The Specials play at The Sands Centre, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe.