Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 28 May 1981

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

Earlier that day Sanders had taken police officer Robert S. Hester hostage. During the shootout Hester was brutally beaten to death. The other victims were Sanders's 26-year-old son Larnell, 18-year-old Michael Delane Coleman, 20-year-old Earl Thomas, 18-year-old Andrew (JuJu) Houston and Cassell Harris. The identity of one victim was not released.
(12 January 1983)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 28th of May 1981 45 years, 11 months and 13 days ago
25-year-old Irish republican hunger striker Martin Hurson, originally Mairtin O hUrsain starts hungerstriking in Maze Prison, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Hurson replaced Brendan McLaughlin who withdrew following a perforated stomach ulcer.