6thו׳IyarאיירAM 0000ה׳תשפ״ו

Death of ר׳ לוי בן גרשם R. LEVI BEN GERSHOM.

Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccination.

England

Multiple Arab armies invaded ארץ ישראל EREẒ YISRAʾEL.

ארץ ישראל Ereẓ Yisraʾel

With its internationally issued “mandate” expired, the English Empire ended its rule at midnight.

ארץ ישראל Ereẓ Yisraʾel

The English Empire’s rule ended, מדינת ישראל MEDINAT YISRAʾEL began independence, and Arab imperialists invaded.

Timenight

Death of ר׳ צבי הירש Tevele R. ZVI HIRSCH.

Twenty-first day of ספירת העומר SEFIRAT HAʾOMER