Historical Events In August - 16

1290  Charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou on this day in history.   

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 August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41   

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

1518  Loyset Compère, French composer on August - 16.   

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

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

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

1661  On August - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

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  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  On this day in history joe Miller, English comic, dies   

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  "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies on this day in history.   

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

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

1776  On August - 16 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer   

1777  Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt on August - 16.   

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  Hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history heinrich August Marschner, composer   

1797  On August - 16 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  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  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  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on August - 16.   

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

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

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

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on this day in history.   

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 August - 16.