1994 Death Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher leader (1950-94), dies at 92 1988 Death Samuel L Mendel, oldest U.S. war veteran, dies at 104 1976 Birthday Mendel Witzenhauser, soccer player, Ajax, VVV 1970 Death L. Mendel Rivers, Representative-D-South Carolina 1941 - 1970, dies at 65 1900 Event Hugo de Vries rediscovers Mendel's laws of genetics 1884 Death Gregor Mendel, Augustine monk/heredity pioneer, dies at 61 1866 Death Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies 1822 Birthday Gregor Mendel, monk/geneticist, discoverer of laws of heredity
