16 Shevat

Jan. 23, 1731- The Ramchal (Rav Moshe Chaim Luzzatto) formed his Chabura Hakdosha in Padua.

Jan. 22, 1867- Emancipation for Jews is passed by the Diet in Hungary.

Jan. 19, 1965- Francisco Franco met with Jewish representatives to discuss the legal status of the Jewish community in Spain, for the first time since the expulsion in 1492.

Feb. 15, 1987- Opening of the Ivan Demjanjuk trial in Yerushalayim.