This Day, April 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 7 180: Saint Hegesippus, the second century historian who was an opponent of various “heresies” and whom Eusebius contended...
April 7 180: Saint Hegesippus, the second century historian who was an opponent of various “heresies” and whom Eusebius contended...
April 6 1199: King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his...
April 5 855: Today, in what is now part of the state of Israel, “at the banks of the Auja...
April 4 188: Birthdate of Cracalla, the Roman Emperor who allowed all free Jews within the empire to become full...
April 3 309 B.C.E.: Traditional date for the start of the Seleucid Dynasty. The Seleucid dynasty was one of the...
April 2 742: Birthdate of Charlemagne. Charlemagne was both King of the Franks and the first Emperor of the Holy...
April 1 515 BCE: The Second Temple was inaugurated in Jerusalem (As reported by Jona Lendering) 527: Byzantine Emperor Justin...
March 31 1084: Henry IV, who had been embroiled in a conflict with the Papacy, was crowned Emperor by Clement...
March 30 1135: On the secular calendar, birthdate of Maimonides (Moses Ben Maimon) in Cordova, Spain. According to Jewish tradition...