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Today In History
1. Malagasay Uprising In Madagascar
On this day in 1947, a Malagasy nationalist rebellion against French colonial rule occurred in Madagascar.
Malagasy nationalists, armed mainly with spears, attacked military bases and French-owned plantations in the eastern part of the island concentrated around Moramanga and Manakara.
2. Central African Airways Plane Crash
On this day in 1953, a poorly maintained aircraft, a Vickers VC.1 Viking (registered VP-YEY) disintegrated in mid-air during stormy weather conditions. The aircraft operated by Central African Airways en route from Blantyre to Dar es Salaam crashed and killed all 13 people on board.
3. Central African Republic Independence Leader, Barthélemy Boganda Was Killed In A Plane Crash
On this day in 1959, Central African Republic independence leader, Barthélemy Boganda, who was the autonomous territory’s first premier as the President of the Council of Government and would have been the country’s first president was killed in a plane crash while en route to Bangui.
According to experts, trace of explosives were found in the plane’s wreckage, however a full report on the incident was never published, and the possibility of an assassination remains unresolved.
4. Avjet Gulfstream III Crash
On this day in 2001, a chartered Gulfstream III business jet operated by Avjet from Los Angeles, California, to Aspen, Colorado, crashed into the ground while on final approach killing all 18 passengers and crew members on board.
5. Moscow Metro Bombings
On this day in 2010, two female Islamic terrorists carried out suicide bombings at two stations of the Moscow Metro (Lubyanka and Park Kultury), with roughly 40 minutes in between killing at least 40 people and injuring 100 others.
6. Dar es Salaam Building Collapse
On this day in 2013, during the early hours of Good Friday, a 16-floor residential apartment building collapsed on a nearby mosque compound, killing 36 people and trapping over 60 under the rubble.