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Events on Monday 11 May 1981 2
1945 – 1981Bob Marley (1945-1981)Died 11 May 1981, aged 36Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley, the most influential figure in reggae music, died of cancer in Miami on 11 May 1981. He had brought reggae to a worldwide audience with albums such as Exodus and songs including "No Woman, No Cry" and "One Love". He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1981Bob Marley dies in MiamiAged 36Dies of cancer, aged 36. He is given a state funeral in Jamaica.