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

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

Blériot won the prize of £1,000 offered by the Daily Mail newspaper.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 8th of August 1981 45 years, 1 months and 24 days ago
Irish republican hunger striker Thomas McElwee born as Tomas Mac Giolla Bhuidhe dies after 62 days of hungerstriking at the age of 24 in Maze Prison, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. McElwee was the ninth to die in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike.