Historical Events In August - 16

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 August - 16 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  

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

1625  Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe on August - 16.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On August - 16 yorktown Va founded  

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 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  "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies on this day in history.  

1748  On August - 16 pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63  

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

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 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  Heinrich August Marschner, composer on August - 16.  

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 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  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on August - 16.  

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 16.  

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

1358  On August - 16 death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)  

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

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.