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 August - 16.   

1513  Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France on August - 16.   

1518  Loyset Compère, French composer on August - 16.   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar on August - 16.   

1570  On this day in history king Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II   

1603  On August - 16 silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62   

1622  Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian on August - 16.   

1625  Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe on this day in history.   

1661  Thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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 August - 16.   

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

1678  On August - 16 andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57   

1691  Yorktown Va founded on August - 16.   

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

1717  Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade on this day in history.   

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1769  On this day in history jean Aime Vernier, composer   

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

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  On August - 16 heinrich August Marschner, composer   

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

1799  On this day in history vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61   

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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 this day in history.   

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 August - 16 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.   

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on August - 16.   

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

1027  On this day in history 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 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.