Monday · Yom Sheni
יום שני
20 Adar 5729
Monday, March 10, 1969
Notable on 20 Adar
Choni HaMagel's Prayer for Rain Answered
Choni Ha'M'agel's prayer for rain was answered.
Death of Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy
Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy died, 1862.
Purim Vinz - Private Purim of Frankfurt
Private Purim of the Jews of Frankfurt (Purim Vinz), from 1616.
Rav Meir Schiff
The Maharam Schiff, known for his terse, incisive, and profound chidushim on the Talmud, who became Rav of Fulda at age 17.
Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Rosh Yeshiva of Kol Torah for nearly 50 years, author of Minchas Shlomo and Meorei Eish, with an estimated 300,000 attending his levaya.
Rav Yoel Sirkes
Known as the Bach, author of Bayis Chadash on the Tur, Chief Rabbi of Cracow, and teacher and father-in-law of the Taz.
About 20 Adar 5729
Monday, March 10, 1969 corresponds to 20 Adar 5729 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.