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1575
| 1575 • Gaspar da Cruz, a Portuguese Dominican friar, writes about his travels to the Ming Dynasty of China, including the Chinese civil service handbook The Bureaucratic System of the Ming Dynasty, and how the Chinese draw lots to determine which days of the year are most auspicious or most ill-fated to travel upon. |
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Age: 27y
1602
Age: 27y
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marriageSara Le Conte 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1602 • Copies are printed of the geographical map of East Asia created by Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit stationed in Ming Dynasty Beijing, China, with Chinese-written labeling and map symbols. |
1602
Mar 17
Age: 27y
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birth of childCatherine Clarisse Canterbury, Kent, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1602 • A private trading company is established in Copenhagen, with a monopoly on the trade with Iceland. |