Historical Events In August - 16

1290  On August - 16 charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou  

1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on August - 16.  

1513  Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France on this day in history.  

1518  On this day in history loyset Compère, French composer  

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

1570  On August - 16 king Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II  

1603  On this day in history silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62  

1622  On this day in history tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian  

1625  On this day in history earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe  

1661  On August - 16 thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53  

1665  The arrival of 12 mares and 2 stallions; gift of Louis XlV to start a new breed of Canadian horse on this day in history.  

1666  Henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz on August - 16.  

1675  On this day in history bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies  

1678  Andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57 on August - 16.  

1691  Yorktown Va founded on this day in history.  

1705  On this day in history jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50  

1717  On August - 16 prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade  

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on August - 16.  

1743  On this day in history earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton)  

1745  Skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies  

1748  On August - 16 pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63  

1769  On August - 16 jean Aime Vernier, composer  

1776  On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer  

1777  Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt on August - 16.  

1780  British decisively defeat Americans in Battle of Camden, SC on this day in history.  

1786  On this day in history henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80  

1794  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1799  Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61 on August - 16.  

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on this day in history.  

1378  On August - 16 birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)  

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.  

1401  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)  

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)  

1573  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)  

1596  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)  

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on this day in history.  

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.  

1327  On August - 16 death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)  

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on this day in history.  

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

1443  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)  

1445  On this day in history death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)  

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on this day in history.