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1620
| 1620 • Cornelius Drebbel, at the Thames, builds an undersea boat (history of submarines). |
1637
Age: 17y
immigrationMaryland, USA ⇓ Brought to the country by Captain Thomas Cornwaleys. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1637 • The first English venture to China is attempted by captain John Weddell, who sails into port in Macau and Canton during the late Ming Dynasty with six ships. The voyages are for trade, which is dominated here by the Portuguese (at this time combined with the power of Spain). He brings 38,421 pairs of eyeglasses, perhaps the first recorded European-made eyeglasses to enter China.Brook, Timothy (1998). The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China p. 57. ISBN 0520221540. |
1638
Nov 26
Age: 18y
marriageFrancis Gray Maryland, USA ⇓ The marriage application was signed by Francis Gray on November 26th. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1638 • The Great Thunderstorm breaks out in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, England. |
1651
Dec 30
Age: 32y
deedWestmoreland County, VA ⇓ Her name is mentioned in Westmoreland in the following deed from her husband: "Know All Men by these presents that I, Francis Gray, of the County of Northumberland in ye Colony of Virgina for divers good causes and considerations and in the true and ardent love I beare unto Alice Gray, my loving wife, have given & and do by these presents freely give and grant unto the said Alice Gray one browne cow...and a browne calfe...with their increase: To have and to hold the said Cow & Calfe with their increase to her and her heires forever." Wit: John Rosier 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1651 • The Keian Uprising fails in Japan. |
1654
Apr 16
Age: 34y
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patentWestmoreland County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Her husband patented 1000 acres on the south side of the Potomac River, choosing to settle the family in Virginia after the political conflict in Maryland. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1654 • French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experiences an intense mystical vision that marks him for life. |