Historical Events In August - 16

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

1355  On this day in history philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

1384  On August - 16 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 August - 16.   

1508  On this day in history 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  On this day in history loyset Compère, French composer   

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  On August - 16 tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian   

1625  Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe on August - 16.   

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

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  On this day in history henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz   

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

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

1691  On August - 16 yorktown Va founded   

1705  On August - 16 jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50   

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

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

1743  Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) on August - 16.   

1745  Skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots on August - 16.   

1748  On this day in history "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies   

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

1769  On August - 16 jean Aime Vernier, composer   

1776  Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer on August - 16.   

1777  On this day in history 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 August - 16 henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80   

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

1795  Heinrich August Marschner, composer on August - 16.   

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  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

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

1596  On August - 16 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  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  On August - 16 death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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