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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HistoryAugust 15, 1940
Eichmann Issues a Madagascar Plan Memorandum
On this day, August 15, 1940, Adolf Eichmann’s office issued a Madagascar Project memorandum calling for the forced resettlement of millions of European Jews on the island.
Historynight of 31 May–1 June 1962
Israel Hangs Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann was hanged at Ramla Prison on the night of May 31–June 1, 1962, after President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi refused clemency.
HistoryMay 11, 1960
Mossad Captures Adolf Eichmann in Argentina
On this day, May 11, 1960, Israeli agents captured Adolf Eichmann near Buenos Aires. He was tried in Jerusalem in 1961 and hanged in 1962.