Hasmonean holiday, another victory over Greeks
Purim of D'Amtchislav (Mstislavl Belorussia), 1844
Babylonian captivity begins
Bogdan Chemielnicki starts Cossack attacks, 1648
First publication of Seder Olam Rabbah, Yose bar Halafta, 1514
Many killed in Lemberg explosion, 1702, fast day
Death of R. Joseph David of Salonika, 1736, Bet David
Death of Emma Lazarus, poet, New York, 1887
Death of Israel Fine, poet, 1930
Birth of David Salomons, first Jewish Lord Mayor, London, 1797
Birth of Daniel Chwolson, convert and defender of the Jews, Wilna, 1819
Death of Wolf Aloys Meisel, rabbi and theological writer, Budapest, 1867
Birth of Emil Makai (Fischer), Hungarian poet, Mako, 1871
Birth of Lionel von Rothschild, first Jewish member of the English Parliament, 1808