Historical Events In August - 16

1290  On August - 16 charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou   

1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster on this day in history.   

1384  On this day in history 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  On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1513  On August - 16 battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France   

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 this day in history silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62   

1622  On this day in history tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian   

1625  On August - 16 earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe   

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 August - 16.   

1666  On August - 16 henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz   

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

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

1691  Yorktown Va founded on August - 16.   

1705  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1717  On August - 16 prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade   

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on this day in history.   

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  On August - 16 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer   

1777  On this day in history americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt   

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  On this day in history hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna   

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

1797  On this day in history comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approaches 0.0879 AUs of Earth   

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

1401  On August - 16 birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

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

1557  On this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

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

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  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.   

1327  On August - 16 death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

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 August - 16 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.