Historical Events In August - 16

1290  On this day in history charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou   

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

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 August - 16.   

1397  On August - 16 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  Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France on this day in history.   

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 August - 16 earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe   

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 August - 16 henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz   

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

1678  On this day in history andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57   

1691  On this day in history yorktown Va founded   

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

1743  On this day in history earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton)   

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

1748  On August - 16 "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies   

1748  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63 on August - 16.   

1769  On this day in history jean Aime Vernier, composer   

1776  On August - 16 philipp Jakob Riotte, composer   

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

1780  On August - 16 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  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  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  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  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on this day in history.   

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  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

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

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on this day in history.   

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