deaths
August 1, 1981
Kevin Lynch, Irish Republican, hunger striker
Kevin Lynch (hunger striker)
Kevin Lynch was an Irish republican and member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) from Park, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The Dungiven hurling team was renamed Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club in his honour after his death on hunger strike.
Irish republicanism
Irish republicanism is the political movement for an Irish republic, void of any British rule. Throughout its centuries of existence, it has encompassed various tactics and identities, simultaneously elective and militant and has been both widely supported and iconoclastic.
August 1
August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 152 days remain until the end of the year.