Historical Events In August - 16

1290  On August - 16 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1513  On this day in history battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France  

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  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian on August - 16.  

1625  Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe on this day in history.  

1661  On this day in history thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53  

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 August - 16 henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz  

1675  Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies on August - 16.  

1678  On this day in history andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57  

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  On this day in history joe Miller, English comic, dies  

1743  On August - 16 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  Jean Aime Vernier, composer on August - 16.  

1776  On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer  

1777  Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt on this day in history.  

1780  On August - 16 british decisively defeat Americans in Battle of Camden, SC  

1786  On August - 16 henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80  

1794  Hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna on this day in history.  

1795  On August - 16 heinrich August Marschner, composer  

1797  Comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approaches 0.0879 AUs of Earth on this day in history.  

1799  On August - 16 vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61  

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.  

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  On August - 16 birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)  

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  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on August - 16.  

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on August - 16.  

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 this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)  

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

1419  On this day in history death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)  

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

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 August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41