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On this day - 17 March

Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.

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Filipino president dies in plane crash

Daily Express 17/03/1957

On March 17th 1957, the official presidential plane of President Ramon Magsaysay of the Philippines crashed at Mount Manunggal. There were 26 passengers and crew on board the plane at the time and only one survivor of the crash. The survivor was a reporter for the Philippine Herald named Nestor Mata.

The plane was named Mount Pinatubo after the tallest mountain in Zambales, the home province of the president. Mount Pinatubo is a volcano that was inactive at that time but reactivated with a devastating eruption in 1991.

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Referendum on apartheid

Church Times 17/03/1992
On March 17th 1992 a referendum was held in South Africa on whether apartheid should be ended. Participation was limited to white South African voters and the result was in favour of the end of apartheid with nearly 69% of voters in support.

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