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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 16 loyset Compère, French composer   

1550  On this day in history carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1570  King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II on this day in history.   

1603  On August - 16 silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62   

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  Thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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 August - 16.   

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  Yorktown Va founded on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

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

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

1769  Jean Aime Vernier, composer on August - 16.   

1776  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

1794  On this day in history hungarian revolutionary Ignác Martinovics arrested in Vienna   

1795  Heinrich August Marschner, composer on this day in history.   

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  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 16 birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)   

1027  On August - 16 death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  On August - 16 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 August - 16.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on this day in history.   

1508  On this day in history henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41