April 6 1199: King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder. Richard spent most of his reign...
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This Day, November 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
November 24 166 BCE: According to secular calculations this date marked “The Origin of Era of the Maccabees.” 655: The Ninth Council of Toledo...
This Day, March 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 19 235: End of the reign of Severus Alexander, the 26th Emperor of the Roman Empire 1191: Eighty Jews were burned at Bray, France for...
This Day, August 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 6 412: Roman emperors Honorius and Theodosius II command that Jews should not be persecuted because of their religion or have their property...
This Day, July 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 11 1174: Amalric I who had been King of Jerusalem since 1162 passed away. During his reign most of the Jews were expelled from Jerusalem; a...
This Day, July 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 21 285: Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler. This was part of an attempt to shore up the imperial authority. In another such...
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, June 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
June 1 987: Hugh Capet was elected King of France making him the first of the Capetians. During this period, power lay with the nobles and the...
This Day, July 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 30 ...