Historical Events In August - 16

1290  Charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou   

1355  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.   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1508  Henry van Stolberg and Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41   

1513  Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian and Henry VIII beat France   

1518  Loyset Compère, French composer.   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1570  King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II   

1603  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62.   

1622  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian.   

1625  Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe.   

1661  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   

1666  Henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz.   

1675  Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300000 Jews, dies.   

1678  Andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57   

1691  Yorktown Va founded   

1705  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50   

1717  Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade.   

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies.   

1743  Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton).   

1745  Skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots   

1748  "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies.   

1748  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63.   

1769  Jean Aime Vernier, composer   

1776  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer   

1777  Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt   

1780  British decisively defeat Americans in Battle of Camden, SC.   

1786  Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80   

1794  Hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna.   

1795  Heinrich August Marschner, composer.   

1797  Comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approaches 0.0879 AUs of Earth.   

1799  Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61.   

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1355  Philippa plantagenet: Countess of ulster   

1378  Hongxi emperor of china: Hongxi emperor of china (d. 1425)   

1397  Albrecht ii von habsburg: King of bohemia/hungary/germany   

1401  Jacqueline: Countess of hainaut, dauphine of france   

1550  Carolus gallus: [karel de haan], dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1557  Agostino carracci: Italian artist   

1573  Anna of austria: Queen of poland   

1596  Frederick v: Elector palatine   

1027  Giorgi i: King of georgia (b. 998)   

1297  Death of John ii of trebizond: John ii of trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  Roch: French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  Duke albert ii of austria: Duke albert ii of austria (b. 1298)   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus: King of the romans, king of bohemia (b. 1361)   

1443  Ashikaga yoshikatsu: Japanese shogun (b. 1434)   

1445  Margaret of scotland (dauphine of france): Wife of the future king louis xi (b. 1424)   

1508  Death of Henry van stolberg & wernigerode: Ger viceroy of friesland,