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Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority country, is killed in an attack in Rawalpindi.
DeathPolitics· Pakistan
- 2007
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Netherlands transfers sovereignty to Indonesia
Following the Hague Round Table Conference, the Netherlands formally transfers sovereignty to the United States of Indonesia, ending the Indonesian National Revolution.
TreatyPolitics· Indonesia, Netherlands - 537★★★★★
Hagia Sophia consecrated
The Hagia Sophia, rebuilt by Justinian I in Constantinople, is consecrated, crowned by a dome unprecedented in its time.
ReligionArt· Turkey