Historical Events In August - 16

1290  Charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou on this day in history.   

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

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  On August - 16 battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France   

1518  Loyset Compère, French composer on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1570  King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II on August - 16.   

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 August - 16.   

1661  Thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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  Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies on this day in history.   

1678  On August - 16 andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57   

1691  Yorktown Va founded on August - 16.   

1705  On August - 16 jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50   

1717  Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade on this day in history.   

1738  On August - 16 joe Miller, English comic, dies   

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  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63 on August - 16.   

1769  Jean Aime Vernier, composer on this day in history.   

1776  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer on this day in history.   

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

1794  Hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna on August - 16.   

1795  On this day in history heinrich August Marschner, composer   

1797  Comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approaches 0.0879 AUs of Earth on August - 16.   

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

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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  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 August - 16 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 August - 16.   

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

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 16.   

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