Major Jewish and Biblical Events in History in Cheshvan:
01 Cheshvan: construction of Solomon’s Temple completed (dedicated following year)
10 Cheshvan: birth of Gad, Jacob’s 7th son
11 Cheshvan: deaths of Methuselah (969 yrs old) and Rachel (childbirth to Benjamin)
15 Cheshvan: Kristallnacht (1938) anti-Semitic riots in Germany
17 Cheshvan: Noah enters ark; rains begin
27 Cheshvan: God commanded Noah to leave the ark and repopulate the earth