User:Rfl
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Rafał Pocztarski
[edit]Administrator of the English Wikipedia since 2004 (original nomination)
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[edit]February 12: Lantern Festival in China (2025); Lincoln's Birthday in some parts of the United States; Red Hand Day
- 1691 – A papal conclave convened to select a new pope after the death of Pope Alexander VIII.
- 1924 – George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue premiered at Aeolian Hall in New York.
- 1994 – Edvard Munch's painting The Scream (pictured) was stolen from the National Gallery of Norway.
- 2003 – Protesters in La Paz and the Bolivian government brokered a deal to end two days of rioting against a proposed salary tax.
- Ethan Allen (d. 1789)
- Charles Darwin (b. 1809)
- Bill Russell (b. 1934)
- Anna Anderson (d. 1984)
In the news
[edit]- In American football, the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl.
- Former president of Namibia Sam Nujoma (pictured) dies at the age of 95.
- A series of boycotts against retail stores expands to several countries in Southeast Europe.
- The 49th imam of Nizari Isma'ilism, Aga Khan IV, dies at the age of 88 and is succeeded by his son, Aga Khan V.
- Eleven people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.
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