Historical Events In August - 16

1290  Charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou on August - 16.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1518  On August - 16 loyset Compère, French composer   

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

1661  Thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53 on August - 16.   

1665  On August - 16 the arrival of 12 mares and 2 stallions; gift of Louis XlV to start a new breed of Canadian horse.   

1666  Henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz on August - 16.   

1675  On this day in history bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies   

1678  Andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57 on this day in history.   

1691  On August - 16 yorktown Va founded   

1705  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50 on August - 16.   

1717  On this day in history prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade   

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 August - 16 "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies   

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

1769  Jean Aime Vernier, composer on August - 16.   

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  On this day in history henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80   

1794  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

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

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.   

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  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On August - 16 birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)   

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on this day in history.   

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

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on August - 16.   

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 this day in history 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  On August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41