1982 Death Nahum Goldmann, President Zionist World Organization, dies at 87 1965 Death Martin Buber, German/Israel philosopher/zionist/theologist, dies at 87 1960 Death Salomon "Sam" de Wolff, zionist/socialist theorist, dies at 82 1934 Death Chaim Nachman Bialik, zionist poet, dies 1907 Event "Ha-Tikva" adopted as official Zionist hymn 1904 Death Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies 1903 Event 6th Zionist Congres, Theodor Herzl declares Jewish state 1903 Event Russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist 1895 Birthday Nahum Goldmann, born in Switzerland, President Zionist World Organization 1882 Event Bilu, a Russian Zionist organization, forms 1878 Birthday Salomon "Sam" de Wolff, Dutch zionist/socialist theorist 1874 Birthday Stephen Samuel Wise, U.S., President of Zionist Org of America 1864 Death Israel Zangwill, writer/Zionist/philanthropist, dies 1864 Birthday Israel Zangwill, England, Jewish author/Zionist, Children of Ghetto 1860 Birthday Theodor Herzl, Austria, journalist/founder, Zionist movement 1849 Birthday Max Nordau, German arts/writer/zionist leader