HistoryDecember 15, 1961
Eichmann Is Sentenced to Death
On this day, December 15, 1961, an Israeli court sentenced Adolf Eichmann to death in Jerusalem. The verdict had been read on December 11.
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History1958
Avigdor Lieberman Is Born
Avigdor Lieberman was born in Kishinev in 1958. Published notices do not agree on the day.
HistoryMay 15, 1941
The Palmach Is Established
On May 15, 1941, the Haganah national command ordered the Palmach formed as a countrywide combat reserve.
History1913
Avraham Sutzkever Is Born
Avraham Sutzkever, the Yiddish poet, was born in 1913. He died in Tel Aviv on 20 January 2010.
History1875
Shaul Tchernichovsky Is Born
Shaul Tchernichovsky, the Hebrew poet and physician, was born in Mikhailovka in 1875.
HistoryFebruary 5, 2021
Ruth Dayan Dies
On February 5, 2021, Ruth Dayan died in Tel Aviv at 103. She founded the Maskit fashion house in 1954.
HistoryApril 30, 2012
Benzion Netanyahu Dies
Benzion Netanyahu died at his home in Jerusalem on 30 April 2012. He was 102.
HistoryMarch 9, 1992
Menachem Begin Dies
On this day, March 9, 1992, former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin died at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. He was buried the same day on the Mount of Olives beside his wife, Aliza.
History1986
Avera Mengistu Is Born
Avera Mengistu was born in Ethiopia in 1986. He was held in Gaza from 2014 until 2025.
HistoryAugust 16, 1913
Menachem Begin Is Born
Menachem Begin was born in Brest-Litovsk on 16 August 1913.
HistoryAugust 12, 1889
Eleazar Sukenik Is Born
On August 12, 1889, Eleazar Lipa Sukenik was born in Białystok. He later identified the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
HistoryMarch 1865
Max Bodenheimer Is Born
Max Isidor Bodenheimer was born in Stuttgart in March 1865. A Tübingen student file records the day as 21 March.