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

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

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

1518  Loyset Compère, French composer on August - 16.  

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 August - 16 silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62  

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

1665  On this day in history 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 on August - 16.  

1675  On August - 16 bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies  

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

1691  Yorktown Va founded on this day in history.  

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

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

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 August - 16.  

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  On this day in history americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt  

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

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

1794  On August - 16 hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna  

1795  Heinrich August Marschner, composer on this day in history.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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