Jerusalem, 3758 AM: King Herod died.
Voltaggio, 1563: R’ Yossef haCohen haRofeh completed his sefer Emek HaBacha.
Ostroh, 1631: The Maharsha passed away.
Judea, 3411 AM: “Shall I weep and practice abstinence in the fifth month, as I have been doing all these years?”
Lviv, 1702: The famous “Nefilah” happened.
Lublin, 1558: The Great Rabbi Shachna passed away.
Mir, 1816: The Netziv was born.
Cracow, 1644: The Tosfos Yomtov, and his family arrived in town.
Today, c. 3728 AM: The control of the Beis HaMikdash was seized from the Sadducees.
