Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 June 1981

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

According to claims disputed by Consolidated Edison, Metesky's accident led to pneumonia that in turn developed into tuberculosis. A claim for workers' compensation was denied because he waited too long to file it. Three appeals of the denial were also rejected, the last in 1936. Metesky developed a hatred for the company's attorneys and for the three co-workers whose testimony in his compensation case he believed was perjured in favor of the company. Between 1940 and 1956 Metesky planted at least 33 bombs, of which 22 exploded.
(5 September 1931)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 8th of June 1981 45 years, 1 months and 11 days ago
24-year-old Irish republican hunger striker Thomas McElwee, originally Tomas Mac Giolla Bhuidhe starts hungerstriking in Maze Prison, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.