JUNE 11 1509: Marriage of King Henry VIII of England and Katherine of Aragon. Before marrying Henry, the Spanish made him promise that he would...
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This Day, April 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 3 309 B.C.E.: Traditional date for the start of the Seleucid Dynasty. The Seleucid dynasty was one of the dynasties founded after the death...
This Day, June 3, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
June 3 350: Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of...
This Day, May 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 12 940: Sixty-two you are old Eutychius of Alexandria, the Greek who wrote Nazm al-Jauhar, a history, of what some may consider of dubious...
This Day, September 25, in Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 25 275: Marcus Claudius Tacitus appointed Roman emperor by the senate. By now the Roman Empire was in decline and Emperor’s served at the...
This Day, April 2, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 2 742: Birthdate of Charlemagne. Charlemagne was both King of the Franks and the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Despite pressure...
This Day, August 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 16 1027: The King of Georgia, Giorgi I, passed away. Jews were among the subjects of this monarch who ruled over a country situated in the...
This Day, February 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 23 42(16th of Adar, 3892): King Agrippa I began the construction of a gate for the of Jerusalem (pg 128) 68(4th of Adar, 3828): During...
This Day, March 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 21 456 BCE: The convocation summoned by Ezra on intermarriage came to an end 629: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius marched into Jerusalem at the...