** Emancipation Day ( Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago )

** Governors-General of Jamaica

** Prime Ministers of Jamaica

** Emancipation Day in Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Jamaica – celebration of the end of slavery in these former and continuing British colonies in the Caribbean.

** Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney Riots, provoked by the banning of Walter Rodney from the country.

** Bob Marley and his manager Don Taylor are shot in an assassination attempt in Kingston, Jamaica.

** Haile Selassie visits Jamaica for the first time, meeting with Rasta leaders.

** Opening day at Jamaica Racetrack features the use of pari-mutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York state.

** Donald Sangster becomes the new Prime Minister of Jamaica, succeeding Alexander Bustamante.

** The One Love Peace Concert is held at National Heroes Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.

** Hugh Shearer, Jamaican politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica ( b. 1923 )

** Trees and Jamaica Daddy-United Productions of America, Columbia-Stephen Bosustow

** Jamaica Center – Parsons / Archer ( BMT Archer Avenue Line ); serving the trains

** Jamaica Center – Parsons / Archer ( IND Archer Avenue Line ); serving the train

** Sir Solomon Hochoy 何才 ( 1905-1983 ; born in Jamaica ), First and only non-white, non-British Governor, 1960 – 1962 and Governor General, 1962 – 1972, Trinidad and Tobago

** Bob Marley and several others are injured when gunmen burst into his home in Kingston, Jamaica and open fire.

** Jamaica

** Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia was an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian, and did not consider himself divine, but the Rastafari movement in Jamaica saw him as the second coming of Christ.

** A Trip to Jamaica

** Indigenous peoples in Jamaica

** Jamaica – Book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg.

** For information about the Jamaican people, see Demographics of Jamaica

** Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a prime location for viewing birds and bird migrations, diamondback turtle egg-laying and horseshoe crab mating and egg laying.

** Gas Lamps of Jamaica Plain — photos of gas street lights

** International Air Transport Association for Baker Army Air Field ( abandoned ), Baker Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands

** Obadiah, from the United Church of God, an International Association Bible Reading Program-This Hebrew scholar provides extensive background information as well as verse-by-verse exposition

** Certifications: Chartered Financial Analyst ( CFA ), Certified Treasury Professional ( CTP ), Certified Valuation Analyst ( CVA ), Certified International Investment Analyst ( CIIA ), Financial Risk Manager ( FRM ), Association of Corporate Treasurers ( ACT ), Certified Market Analyst ( CMA / FAD ) Dual Designation, Corporate Finance Qualification ( CF ), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst ( CAIA )

** Mathematics Association of Kenya ( MAK )

** Mathematical Association of Thailand, The Center for Promotion of Mathematical Research of Thailand ( CEPMART )

** North American Mycological Association ( list of amateur organizations in North America )

** Mycological Glossary at the Illinois Mycological Association

** Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, a conservative political party of the Canadian province of Alberta

** 3 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Film, Director, and Screenplay

** Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actress ( Mercedes Ruehl )

** 4 Los Angeles Film Critics Association nominations Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress ( Amanda Plummer ), Best Screenplay

** North American Whippet Racing Association

** National Oval Track Racing Association

** Whippet Racing Association

** American Sighthound Field Association

** The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 109 – 107 to win the National Basketball Association finals four games to two.

** German Autumn: Employers Association President Hanns-Martin Schleyer is kidnapped in Cologne, West Germany.

** Brandon Roy, National Basketball Association player

** Rashad McCants, National Basketball Association player

** David Stern, American commissioner of the National Basketball Association

** The International Association of Classification Societies ( IACS ) was found.

** President Kennedy delivers a revealing speech: The President and the Press: Address before the American Newspaper Publishers Association

** European Free Trade Association ( EFTA ) established.

** Milltown Cemetery Attack: During the funeral of three Provisional IRA members in Milltown Cemetery in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ulster Defence Association ( UDA ) member Michael Stone attacked the crowd with grenades and pistols, killing three and wounding over sixty.