Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Bobby Sands Biography and Timeline

Follow Bobby Sands through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Bobby Sands, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1981–1981Years on this page

1981

Strike

Belfast · Politics / IRA

Clashes worsen as Sands hunger strike reaches its 52st day

Death of Bobby Sands

Belfast · Politics / IRA

Death of Bobby Sands, on 66th day of hunger strike

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.