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Tisha B'Av Timeline Chart 2

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.

Miscellaneous:


Acknowledgments:

Compiled by Rabbi Mordechai Becher.  Re-posted with permission.

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