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1620
| 1620 • Two officers of the British East India Company attempt to claim the Table Mountain region (in present-day South Africa) for England, but fail. |
1644
Age: 24y
birth of childHans Johannes Heist Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Erbach, Hessen, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1644 • Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing. |