Historical Events In August - 16

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

1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster on this day in history.   

1384  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1513  On August - 16 battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France   

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

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

1622  On this day in history tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian   

1625  On this day in history earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe   

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 this day in history.   

1675  On August - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

1738  On August - 16 joe Miller, English comic, dies   

1743  Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) on this day in history.   

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

1769  Jean Aime Vernier, composer on this day in history.   

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

1777  Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt on this day in history.   

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 this day in history hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna   

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

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

1378  On this day in history birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)   

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

1297  On August - 16 death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  On August - 16 death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  On this day in history death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  On August - 16 death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)   

1443  On August - 16 death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)   

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 August - 16.