1558: The first printing of the Zohar in Spain popularizes the Jewish study of Kabbalah
The Bellingshausen expedition’s two sloops-of-war, Mirny and VostokRussian Antarctic Expedition

1821: Russian Antarctic expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen returns to Kronstadt after being the first to circumnavigate Antarctica

1914: US President Woodrow Wilson issues his “Proclamation of Neutrality” to keep the United States out of the war in Europe [

1942: The first train carrying Jews departs from 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: Rwandan Hutus and Tutsis sign a peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania

Source: Onthisday.com