November 10 1217: During the Fifth Crusade, King Andrew II of Hungary defeated Sultan Al-Adi in what would prove to by a pyric on the banks of...
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This Day, April 15, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 15 1191: Coronation of Henry VI as Holy Roman Emperor during whose reign anti-Semitic riots took place stretching from the districts along...
This Day, June 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 26 363: Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the...
This Day, April 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 19 According to one web-site, April 19th is one of the blackest days on the Jewish calendar. From the 11th century (1014) through the 20th...
This Day, June 22, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 22 217 BCE: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeated Antiochus III at the Battle of Raphia. The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was...
This Day, April 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 23 0034: According to Sir Isaac Newton, this is the date of the crucifixion of Jesus. 1185: Birthdate Alfonzo II, the third King of Portugal...
This Day, June 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
June 2 876 BCE (28 Iyar 2884): This is the traditional date of death of Samuel, prophet and priest (born 2832). 455: The Vandals entered Rome and...
This Day, June 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 6 1191: As the Christians seek to retake Jerusalem King Richard the Lionhearted arrived at Tyre. 1142: Today, during the second Siege of...
This Day, March 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 311084: Henry IV, who had been embroiled in a conflict with the Papacy, was crowned Emperor by Clement III, called by some an anti-Pope....