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1945
marley was born in 1945 in a small village -
racism
The racist bullying he received as a child had an impact on his songwriting -
1960
I left school at 14 to make musi -
1973
The Wailers' first album ‘Catch a Fire’ was released in 1973 and sold well -
1976
Marley left Jamaica for England in 1976 to record his ‘Exodus’ and ‘Kaya’ albums -
1980
He toured the world and performed to campaign against apartheid in South Africa and to celebrate the independence of Zimbabwe -
1980
Marley released her groundbreaking song 'No Woman, No Cry', which is still considered a classic today. -
1981
In 1981 he died of cancer when he was 36 years old -
1981
He had a cancerous tumor on one of his fingers, but he did not want to have it amputated due to his religious beliefs -
1981
He was given a state funeral in Jamaica according to the Rastafari tradition -
1981
It remains an important influence on music today. -
1981
He spread reggae and its message of love and unity to a worldwide audience
