1558-First printing of Zohar in Spain, popularizes Jewish study of Kabbalah
1821-Russian Antarctic expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen returns to Kronstadt after becoming the first to circumnavigate Antarctica
1914-U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his "Proclamation of Neutrality" to keep the United States out of the war in Europe
1942-First train with Jews departs Mechelen, Belgium for Auschwitz
1944-Anne Frank is arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who is never identified
1993-Rwandian Hutus and Tutsis sign peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania