Hunger striker
Bobby Sands
Died on the sixty-sixth day of a hunger strike in the Maze, having been elected to Parliament while starving. About a hundred thousand people attended his funeral.
Robert Gerard Sands was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland. Sands helped to plan the 1976 Balmoral Furniture Company bombing in Dunmurry, which was followed by a gun battle with the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Sands was arrested while trying to escape and sentenced to 14 years for firearms possession.
- Born
- 1954-03-09, Belfast, Northern IrelandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1981-05-05, Lisburn, Northern IrelandA Tuesday, aged 27
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1954-03-09, Belfast, Northern Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 18°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 19°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 3°06′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 27°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 14°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 17°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 9°00′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 19°08′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 25°37′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 23°13′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1981-05-05, Lisburn, Northern Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 14°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 3°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 23°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 22°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 7°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 1°11′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 3°46′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 28°40′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 24°27′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 22°21′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bobby Sands was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.