Historical Events In August - 16

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

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 August - 16.   

1397  On August - 16 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

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 this day in history.   

1603  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62 on August - 16.   

1622  On August - 16 tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian   

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

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  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

1717  On August - 16 prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade   

1738  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

1748  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63 on August - 16.   

1769  On this day in history jean Aime Vernier, composer   

1776  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer on August - 16.   

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  Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1794  Hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna on August - 16.   

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

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

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

1397  On this day in history birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

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

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  On August - 16 birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.   

1445  On August - 16 death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)   

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