July 1 69: Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as emperor. This consolidation of...
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This Day, February 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 9 474: Zeno was crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. “The feeling of Emperor Zeno towards the Jews is illustrated by a remark...
This Day, April 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"l
April 25 693: Opening session of the Sixteenth Council of Toledo which, before its close, would add more regulations that would prove oppressive to...
This Day, September 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 30 132 C.E. (10 Tishrei): On the secular calendar, Akivah ben Joseph known as Rabbi Akiva passed away. He was born in 50 C.E., twenty...
This Day, May 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z’l
May 4 1008: Birthdate of King Henry I of France who reigned from 1031 until his death in 1060 which means that he was on the throne when a future...
This Day, September 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 26 1087: Coronation of King William Rufus, the second son of William the Conqueror who “managed to prevent in England the massacres of...
This Day, August 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 30 70: According to Josephus, the day one which the Second Temple was set aflame 500: Having conquered Italy, Ostrogoth King Theodoric gave...
This Day, March 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 20 43BCE: Birthdate of the Roman poet, Ovid. In “The Art of Love, Part One” Ovid wrote "And do not miss the festival of Adonis, mourned of...
This Day, May 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 13 1333: Birthdate of Reginald III of Guelders, a duchy in the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1349 the Duke of Guelders, was authorized by the Emperor...