Jewish Publication Society (JPS) founded, 1888
Death of R. Moses b. Solomon ha-Koehn of Mainz, tosafist, 1198
Death of R. Abraham Mintz of Padua, 1535, Seder Gittin Ve-Halizah
Birth of Joseph Solomon del Medigo, critic, Creta, 1591
Death of Abraham Kisch, physician, teacher of Mendelssohn, Prague, 1763
Birth of Joseph Franz Molitor, Catholic apologist for the Jews, Frankfurt, 1779
Death of R. Chajim Sofer, author, Budapest, 1886
Death of Moritz Traube, medical author, Berlin, 1894
Death of Sir John Simon, member of Parliament, 1897