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1988: Election of Bhutto as Pakistan's prime minister.Benazir Bhutto, elected prime minister of Pakistan on this day in 1988, became the first woman in modern history to lead a Muslim country, serving as prime minister from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996.More events on this day1855:British explorer David Livingstone was the first European to see Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya). |
1776:Sint Eustatius became the first foreign government to recognize the fledgling United States. |
1632:Swedish King Gustav II Adolf died during the Battle of Lützen, though his forces were victorious, and his cause was skillfully directed by his chief adviser, Axel Oxenstierna. |
1272:British monarch Henry III died at age 65. |
42:Tiberius, the second Roman emperor and the adopted son of Augustus, was born. |
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