30thל׳ŜevatשבטAM 0000ה׳תשפ״ו

The Qianlong Emperor of China abdicated after more than sixty years on the throne.

Theodor Herzl’s Der Judenstaat was published.

Death of ר׳ ירוחם Fishel Perla R. YERUHAM.

Krakow · Europe

Allied planes began bombing Dresden, Germany.

Germany · Europe

The Soviets captured Budapest from Germany.

Hungary · Europe

Trygve Lie was chosen as the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was approved.

A suicide bombing struck a bus near Liberty Bell Park in ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.