User:Rfl
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Rafał Pocztarski
[edit]Administrator of the English Wikipedia since 2004 (original nomination)
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Selected anniversaries
[edit]December 6: Saint Nicholas's Day (Western Christianity); Independence Day in Finland (1917)
- 1240 – After days of bombardment, Mongol invaders under Batu Khan breached the walls of Kiev and sacked the city.
- 1917 – A ship carrying TNT and picric acid in Halifax Harbour, Canada, caught fire after a collision and caused one of the largest accidental explosions in history (pictured).
- 1956 – In what became known as the Blood in the Water match at the Melbourne Olympics, the Hungarian water polo team defeated the Soviet Union 4–0 against the background of the Hungarian Revolution.
- 1988 – Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory.
- 2017 – Under President Donald Trump, the United States government officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
- George H. D. Gossip (b. 1841)
- Mary Margaret O'Reilly (d. 1949)
- Satoru Iwata (b. 1959)
In the news
[edit]- Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (pictured) wins the Namibian general election.
- South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law and lifts it hours later after a vote by the National Assembly.
- At least 56 people are killed in a crowd crush during a football match at the Stade du 3 Avril in Nzérékoré, southern Guinea.
- Syrian opposition forces enter Aleppo in the first offensive since the 2020 ceasefire.
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