Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 May 1981

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

I stood facing a wall. A razorblade was pressed between my lips and the wall. I stayed as long as I could.
(28 March 1979)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 9th of May 1981 45 years, 10 months and 8 days ago
30-year-old Irish republican hunger striker Joe McDonnel, originally Seosamh Mac Domhnaill starts hungerstriking in Maze Prison, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. McDonnel went 61 days without food before dying on 8 July 1981.