deaths
August 20, 1981
Michael Devine, Irish Republican hunger striker
Michael Devine (hunger striker)
Michael James Devine was an Irish militant and Republican activist. He was a volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), and the last hunger striker to die during the 1981 Irish 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 20
August 20 is the 232nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 133 days remain until the end of the year.