October 2 1800: Nat Turner, black American bondsman who led slave revolt (August 1831), is born in Southampton county, Virginia, USA. 1951: Sting (Gordon Matthew Sumner) is born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. 1958: Guinea gains independence from France. (National Day) 1965: Baby Face (Richard Thomas) [King Addies] is born in San Fernando, Trinidad. 1967: All six members of the Grateful Dead are busted by California narcotics agents for possession of marijuana. It happens at the groups' 710 Ashbury Street House in San Francisco. After six hours, they are released on bail. 1970: White Mice is born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. 1975: Two bags of hash found in Carthaginian warship (2,000 years old and still potent) 1981: Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staples quit The Specials to form Fun Boy Three. 1999: Longtime marijuana enthusiasts Cypress Hill draw 40,000 fans to their second annual Smoke Out at San Bernadino's Orange Show arena.  October 3 1901: The Victor Talking Machine Company is incorporated. 1935: Italy invades Ethiopia. 1952: Mau Mau Rebellion against the British begins in Kenya. 1977: Japanese DJ Corn Head is born. 1999: Sony Corp's co-founder Akio Morita passes away (dies of pneumonia) in Tokyo at the age of 78.  October 4 1963: The Gambia independent 1966: Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain. (National Day) 1966: Moses I (Anthony Singh) is born 1990: UB40's album "Labour Of Love II" [Virgin] is certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).