Summary of Events as cataloged by Padraig O'Malley in "Biting At the Grave"

1 March 1981 Bobby Sands, age 27 from Belfast, refuses food on first day of new hunger strike campaign for "political status" for Republican prisoners

15 March 1981 Francis Hughes, age 25, from South Derry, joins hunger strike

22 March 1981 Raymond McCreesh, age 24, from South Armagh, and Patsy O'Hara, age 24, from Derry, join the strike

5 May 1981 Bobby Sands dies on the 66th day of his hunger strike

9 May 1981 Joe McDonnell, age 30, from Belfast, joins to replace Bobby Sands

12 May 1981 Francis Hughes dies on 59th day of hunger strike

14 May 1981 Brendan McLaughlin, age 29, from North Derry, joins hunger strike to replace Francis Hughes

21 May 1981 Raymond McCreesh and Patsy O'Hara die on the 61st day of their hunger strikes

22 May 1981 Kieran Doherty, age 25, Belfast, joins to replace Patsy O'Hara

27 May 1981 Brian McLaughlin gives up his hunger strike on "medical grounds"

29 May 1981 Martin Hurson, 24, East Tyrone, joins to replace Brendan McLaughlin

8 June 1981 Thomas McElwee, 24, South Derry, joins

15 June 1981 Paddy Quinn, 28, South Armagh, joins

22 June 1981 Micky Devine, 27, from Derry city, joins hunger strike.

29 June 1981 Paddy Quinn, 28, from Derry city, joins

29 June 1981 Laurence McKeown, 24, County Antrim, joins

8 July 1981 Joe McDonnell dies on 61st day

10 July 1981 Pat McGeown, 24, Belfast, joins to replace Joe McDonnell

13 July 1981 Martin Hurson dies on 46th day of hunger strike

15 July 1981 Matt Devlin, 31, East Tyrone, joins to replace Martin Hurson

31 July 1981 Paddy Quinn becomes first striker to be given medical treatment on orders of his relatives, ends fast after 47 days

1 August 1981 Kevin Lynch dies on 71st day of hunger strike

2 August 1981 Kieran Doherty dies on 73rd day of strike

3 August 1981 Liam McCloskey, 25, North Derry, joins the hunger strike to replace Kevin Lynch

8 August 1981 Thomas McElwee dies on the 62nd day of his hunger strike. Family of Pat McGeown agree to medical intervention to save his life on 42nd day of strike

24 August 1981 Bernard Fox, 30, Belfast, joins

31 August 1981 Gerry Carville, 25, South Down, joins

4 September 1981 Family of Matt Devlin agree to medical interventions to save his life on the on 52nd day of his strike

6 September 1981 Family of Laurence McKeown agree to medical intervention to save his life on 70th day

7 September 1981 John Pickering, 25, Belfast, joins

14 September 1981 Gerard Hodgins, 21, Belfast, joins hunger strike

21 September 1981 Jim Devine, 24, Strabane, joins hunger strike

25 September 1981 Bernard Fox ends hunger strike after 32 days because of medical complications

26 September 1981 Liam McCloskey ends his hunger strike on the 55th day after talking to his family

3 October 1981 Republican prisoners in Long Kesh end their hunger strikes

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