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 August - 16.   

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

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 this day in history loyset Compère, French composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1691  On August - 16 yorktown Va founded   

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

1717  On August - 16 prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade   

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on August - 16.   

1743  On August - 16 earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton)   

1745  Skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots on this day in history.   

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  On August - 16 jean Aime Vernier, composer   

1776  On this day in history philipp Jakob Riotte, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1794  Hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna on this day in history.   

1795  On August - 16 heinrich August Marschner, composer   

1797  On this day in history comet C/1797 P1 (Bouvard-Herschel) approaches 0.0879 AUs of Earth   

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

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.   

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  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  On August - 16 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1557  On August - 16 birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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.