November 15 1492: Colombus notes use of tobacco and hallucinogenic snuff among New World natives. 1987: Ray "Pablo" Falconer [UB40; sound engineer/producer] is killed in a car crash in Birmingham, when his brother Earl [UB40; bass] drives his Volvo turbo into a wall after going out of control. The discovery of twice the legal limit of alcohol in Earl's blood leads to charges of drunken driving.  November 16 1430: Joan of Arc accused of using cannabis and other "witch's" drugs to hear voices. 1954: Soca singer Arrow (Alphonsus Cassell) is born in Montserrat. 1956: Radio DJ Clinton Lindsay is born in Kingston, Jamaica. 1965: Axeman, SMALL AXE RECORDS' DJ owner, is born. 1989: President F. W. de Klerk removes racial restrictions from South Africa's public beaches. 1995: Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers' album "One Bright Day" [Virgin] is certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). 1998: Roland Alphonso, founding tenor saxophonist for Skatalites, slips into a coma after suffering a seizure November 2nd while onstage at the Key club in West Hollywood, California.  November 17 1955: Edi Fitzroy (Fitzroy Edwards) is born in Chapleton, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. 2000: Bim Sherman dies of cancer in London. Age 50.