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1624
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1624
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| 1624 • April 29 - Louis XIII of France appoints Cardinal Richelieu chief minister of the Royal Council. |
1637
Age: 12y
| 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. |
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Age: 23y
1648
Age: 23y
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marriageMary Lynde New England, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1648 • In India, building of the Red Fort in Shahjahanabad is completed. |
1658
Dec
Age: 34y
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birth of childHannah Butler Malden, Massachussetts, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1658 • Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea. |