Hebrew
Year |
Common
Year |
A Brief Listing
Of Infamous EVENTS That Took Place On Tisha B'Av Throughout History. |
2448 |
(1312) |
Spies return from 40 days in Israel with evil reports
of the Land of Israel. Jewish people cry in despair, give up hope of
entering the Land of Israel. |
3340 |
(421)? |
Destruction of First Temple by the Babylonians, under
Nebuchadnezzar. About 100,000 Jews killed during invasion. Exile of remaining
tribes in southern kingdom to Babylon and Persia. |
3830 |
70 |
Destruction of Second Temple by Romans, under Titus.
Over 2,500,000 Jews die as a result of war, famine and disease. Over
1,000,000 Jews exiled to all parts of the Roman Empire. Over 100,000 Jews
sold as slaves by Romans. Jews killed and tortured in gladiatorial "games"
and pagan celebrations. |
3892 |
132 |
Bar Kochba revolt crushed. Betar destroyed - over
100,00 killed. |
3893 |
133 |
Turnus Rufus ploughs site of Temple. Romans build pagan
city of Aelia Capitolina on site of Jerusalem. |
4855 |
1095 |
First Crusade declared by Pope Urban II. 10,000 Jews
killed in first month of Crusade. Crusades bring death and destruction to
thousands of Jews, totally obliterate many communities in Rhineland and
France. |
5050 |
1290 |
Expulsion of Jews from England, accompanied by pogroms
and confiscation of books and property. |
5252 |
1492 |
Inquisition in Spain and Portugal culminates in the
expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula. Families separated, many
die by drowning, massive loss of property. |
5674 |
1914 |
Britain and Russia declare war on Germany. First World
War begins. First World War issues unresolved, ultimately causing Second
World War and Holocaust. 75% of all Jews in war zones. Jews in armies of all
sides - 120,000 Jewish casualties in armies. Over 400 pogroms immediately
following war in Hungary, Ukraine, Poland and Russia. |
5702 |
1942 |
Deportations from Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka
concentration camp begin. |
5749 |
1989 |
Iraq walks out of talks with Kuwait. |
5754 |
1994 |
The deadly bombing the building of the AMIA (the Jewish
community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina) which killed 86 people and
wounded some 300 others. |