Historical Events In August - 16
Saturday, 08 February 2025
1290 On this day in history charles van Valois weds Margaretha van Anjou
1355 Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster on this day in history.
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 Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany on this day in history.
1508 Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on this day in history.
1513 Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian & Henry VIII beat France on this day in history.
1518 On August - 16 loyset Compère, French composer
1550 Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar on this day in history.
1570 King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II on August - 16.
1603 On August - 16 silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62
1622 Tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian on August - 16.
1625 Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe on August - 16.
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 On August - 16 henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz
1675 On August - 16 bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies
1678 On August - 16 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 On August - 16 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 this day in history.
1745 Skirmish at Laggan: Glengarry beats Royal Scots on August - 16.
1748 "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies on this day in history.
1748 On August - 16 pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63
1769 Jean Aime Vernier, composer on August - 16.
1776 Philipp Jakob Riotte, composer on this day in history.
1777 On this day in history americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt
1780 On August - 16 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 On this day in history hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna
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 this day in history vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61