User:Rfl
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Rafał Pocztarski
[edit]Administrator of the English Wikipedia since 2004 (original nomination)
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[edit]December 9: International Anti-Corruption Day
- 1688 – In the only substantial military action in England during the Glorious Revolution, forces loyal to William of Orange were decisively victorious at the Battle of Reading.
- 1897 – French actress, journalist and leading suffragette Marguerite Durand founded the feminist newspaper La Fronde.
- 1968 – Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse (pictured), hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the computer system NLS.
- 2008 – Rod Blagojevich, the governor of Illinois, was arrested on corruption charges, including for attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by president-elect Barack Obama.
- Joseph Desha (b. 1768)
- Fritz Haber (b. 1868)
- Alister Murdoch (b. 1912)
- Eliane Morissens (d. 2006)
In the news
[edit]- Syrian rebel forces capture Damascus following multiple offensives as overthrown president Bashar al-Assad (pictured) flees to Russia.
- Notre-Dame de Paris reopens following reconstruction after the 2019 fire.
- The first round of the Romanian presidential election is annulled by the Constitutional Court following allegations of Russian electoral interference.
- The French government, led by Michel Barnier, collapses following a vote of no confidence by the National Assembly.
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