Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 3 October 1981

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

As he was waiting for his gated home to open three gunmen emerged from a Fiat 128 across the street and opened fire on Hunt's Alfa Romeo armoured limousine with automatic weapons. While none of the rounds fired at the limousine penetrated, one gunman jumped on the trunk and fired into the upper edge of the rear window. One of the 7.65mm rounds broke through the rubber and metal window frame and struck Hunt in the skull.
(15 February 1984)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 3rd of October 1981 45 years, 4 months and 14 days ago
The hungerstriking IRA-members stop their Irish Hungerstriking campaign in Maze Prison, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. In seven months ten of the Irish republican hunger strikers died. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Irish_hunger_strike