Historical Events In August - 16
Saturday, 27 April 2024
1290 On this day in history charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou
1355 On August - 16 philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster
1384 The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong, hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting over them—a case considered equal to the act of destroying stamped government documents, which by law necessitated one hundred floggings by a bamboo rod. However, the Hongwu Emperor decided to pardon them, seeing as how their intention was not to tear up the money on August - 16.
1397 Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany on August - 16.
1508 Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on this day in history.
1513 On this day in history battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France
1518 Loyset Compère, French composer on this day in history.
1550 Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar on August - 16.
1570 King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II on this day in history.
1603 Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62 on August - 16.
1622 Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian on August - 16.
1625 Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe on August - 16.
1661 Thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53 on August - 16.
1665 On August - 16 the arrival of 12 mares and 2 stallions; gift of Louis XlV to start a new breed of Canadian horse.
1666 On this day in history henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz
1675 Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies on August - 16.
1678 Andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57 on this day in history.
1691 Yorktown Va founded on August - 16.
1705 On this day in history jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50
1717 On this day in history prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade
1738 Joe Miller, English comic, dies on August - 16.
1743 Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) on this day in history.
1745 On this day in history skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots
1748 "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies on August - 16.
1748 On this day in history pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63
1769 On this day in history jean Aime Vernier, composer
1776 On August - 16 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer
1777 On August - 16 americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt
1780 British decisively defeat Americans in Battle of Camden, SC on August - 16.
1786 Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1794 On August - 16 hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna
1795 Heinrich August Marschner, composer on August - 16.
1797 Comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approaches 0.0879 AUs of Earth on August - 16.
1799 On this day in history vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61