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 5: Krampusnacht in parts of Central Europe
- 1456 – The first of two major earthquakes struck the Kingdom of Naples, killing up to 70,000 people.
- 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Continental Army colonel Henry Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga in New York to arrange the transport of 60 tons of artillery (depicted) to support the siege of Boston.
- 1807 – Napoleonic Wars: British ships began a raid on Griessie after the Dutch captain refused a British demand for surrender.
- 1918 – National Guards and Sokol volunteers protested in Zagreb, leading to an armed clash with regiments of the Home Guard and former Common Army.
- 1958 – Britain's first motorway, the Preston By-pass, opened to the public.
- Sigismund Rákóczi (d. 1608)
- Yūjirō Motora (b. 1858)
- Priscilla Jana (b. 1943)
- Neil Druckmann (b. 1978)
In the news
[edit]- South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law (protests pictured) and lifts it hours later after a vote by the National Assembly.
- Syrian opposition forces enter Aleppo in the first offensive since the 2020 ceasefire.
- Israel and Lebanon agree to a 60-day ceasefire to halt the current hostilities.
- In motorsport, Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe win the World Rally Championship.
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