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  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany on this day in history.  

1508  On August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41  

1513  Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France on August - 16.  

1518  On this day in history loyset Compère, French composer  

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

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

1603  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1622  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian on this day in history.  

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

1661  On August - 16 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  On this day in history henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz  

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

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

1691  Yorktown Va founded on August - 16.  

1705  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50 on August - 16.  

1717  On August - 16 prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade  

1738  On this day in history joe Miller, English comic, dies  

1743  Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) on this day in history.  

1745  On August - 16 skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots  

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  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer on this day in history.  

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

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1355  On this day in history birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster  

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 this day in history.  

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on this day in history.  

1550  On August - 16 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar  

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

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.  

1596  On August - 16 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  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  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on August - 16.