Historical Events In August - 16

1290  On this day in history charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou   

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

1384  On August - 16 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  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany on August - 16.   

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 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 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 this day in history.   

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 August - 16.   

1666  Henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history yorktown Va founded   

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

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

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

1743  Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) on August - 16.   

1745  Skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots on this day in history.   

1748  "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies on August - 16.   

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

1769  On August - 16 jean Aime Vernier, composer   

1776  On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer   

1777  On this day in history 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  On August - 16 hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna   

1795  Heinrich August Marschner, composer on August - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on August - 16.   

1027  On August - 16 death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1445  On August - 16 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 this day in history.