Channel: On This Day

Category: Comedy

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Description: 'On This Day 1981: IRA Hunger Striker Bobby Sands Died in Maze Prison' After 66 days without food, the IRA member and MP for Fermanagh & South Tyrone died, prompting riots in Belfast. He had been protesting the removal of Special Category Status for political prisoners like him by the British government and was one of 10 hunger strikers who died as part of the protest. #BobbySands #NorthernIreland #IRA #Riots #HungerStrike 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest On This Day videos!) - youtube.com/c/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Like us on Facebook - facebook.com/OnThisDayITNP 🎥 Check out our TikTok - tiktok.com/@onthisdayitnp