Historical Events In August - 16

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

1355  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

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 August - 16.   

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

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

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

1570  King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II on this day in history.   

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

1661  Thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53 on August - 16.   

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 this day in history henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz   

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

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

1691  Yorktown Va founded on this day in history.   

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

1717  Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade on August - 16.   

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on August - 16.   

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 August - 16.   

1748  On this day in history "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies   

1748  On this day in history pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63   

1769  On this day in history jean Aime Vernier, composer   

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

1777  On August - 16 americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt   

1780  On this day in history 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 August - 16 heinrich August Marschner, composer   

1797  On August - 16 comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approaches 0.0879 AUs of Earth   

1799  Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on August - 16.   

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

1557  On August - 16 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 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 August - 16.   

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  On this day in history death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)   

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