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Bill Frank Jr. (1931 - 2014)March 9th, 1931
Bill Frank Jr., born on this day in 1931, was an indigenous environmental leader and treaty rights activist known for his use of the "fish-in", a civil disobedience tactic used to win indigenous rights to natural resources.
![A mural depicting Bobby Sands, reading "Everyone, Republican or otherwise, has their particular role to play...our revenge will be the laughter of our children" [irishtimes.com]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Individuals/bobbySands.jpg)
Bobby Sands (1954 - 1981)March 9th, 1954
Bobby Sands, born on this day in 1954, was an Irish revolutionary who served in the IRA. Sands died from a hunger strike while imprisoned at age 27, just one month after becoming the elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
Image: A mural depicting Bobby Sands, reading "Everyone, Republican or otherwise, has their particular role to play...our revenge will be the laughter of our children" [irishtimes.com]