Historical Events In August - 16

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   

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1355  On August - 16 birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

1378  On this day in history birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

1397  On this day in history birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on August - 16.   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on August - 16.   

1557  On August - 16 birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

1573  On August - 16 birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  On August - 16 birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)   

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on August - 16.   

1297  On August - 16 death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on August - 16.   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on this day in history.   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on this day in history.   

1508  On this day in history henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41