User:Rfl
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Rafał Pocztarski[edit]
Administrator of the English Wikipedia since 2004 (original nomination)
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Abuse response: WP:ABUSE WP:AbRep · Cleaning up vandalism: WP:CUV · WikiProject Vandalism studies: WP:WPVS
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Selected anniversaries[edit]
July 1: Eid al-Mubahalah (Shia Islam, 2024); Canada Day (1867)
- 692 – Berhtwald was elected Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 1849 – Belgium introduced its first series of postage stamps, known as epaulettes (example pictured).
- 1862 – American Civil War: Confederate general Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed and ultimately unsuccessful assaults on the nearly impregnable Union position on Malvern Hill in Henrico County, Virginia.
- 1874 – The Remington No. 1, the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale.
- 1999 – Legislative powers in Scotland were first devolved from the Scottish Office in London to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
- John Early (b. 1814)
- DeLancey W. Gill (b. 1859)
- Tanya Savicheva (d. 1944)
- Learie Constantine (d. 1971)
In the news[edit]
- In cricket, the T20 World Cup concludes with India defeating South Africa in the final (player of the final Virat Kohli pictured).
- In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palace in an attempted coup.
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is released from prison as part of a U.S. plea bargain.
- Protesters attack the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving 19 people dead and at least 160 others injured.
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