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

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

1513  On this day in history battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France   

1518  On August - 16 loyset Compère, French composer   

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 August - 16.   

1603  On this day in history silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62   

1622  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian on this day in history.   

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  Henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz on August - 16.   

1675  Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies on this day in history.   

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

1691  On August - 16 yorktown Va founded   

1705  On this day in history jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50   

1717  On August - 16 prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade   

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  On this day in history skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots   

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

1748  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1769  On this day in history jean Aime Vernier, composer   

1776  On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer   

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 August - 16.   

1794  On August - 16 hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna   

1795  Heinrich August Marschner, composer on August - 16.   

1797  Comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approaches 0.0879 AUs of Earth on this day in history.   

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

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1355  On August - 16 birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on August - 16.   

1573  On August - 16 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  On August - 16 death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on this day in history.   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

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