January 23 1959: (some sources say 1957 or 1955): Earl Falconer [UB40; bass] is born in Birmingham, England. 1960: Carol Thompson is born in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. 1973: James Eduardo McWhinney [Big Mountain] is born. 1999: Prince Lincoln Thompson passes away (died from cancer) in St. Bart's Hospital, London.  January 24 1966: Ninjaman (Desmond Ballantine) is born in St. Mary, Jamaica. 1978: Da'Ville (Orville Thomas) is born. 1995: Japanese popular singer Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi is arrested for possession of 1 gram of marijuana.  January 25 1875: Anti-slavery society formed in NY. 1952: Timothy White, author of Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley, is born in Paterson, N.J. 1956: Andy Cox [(English) Beat; guitar] is born in Birmingham, England. 1980: Paul McCartney is released from a Tokyo jail where he'd been imprisoned after trying to carry a half pound of marijuana through customs at the Tokyo airport, and is deported back to Britain. 1989: UB40's single "Red Red Wine" [A&M] is certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). 1994: Deborahe Glasgow passes away (dies of a brain hemorrhage). Age 29. 1994: Ace Of Base's album "The Sign" [Arista] is certified Gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). 2004: Singer Roman Stewart, also known as Romeo Stewart and 'Mr. Special' passes away (died from heart failure) at Long Island Jewish Hospital in New Hyde Park, Long Island.