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Jan 31, 1418
• Prince Henry starts a navigation school
He was the prince of portugal, and supported exploration -
Jan 31, 1488
• Bartolomeu Dias rounds the southern Tip of Africa
In search of getting to India, he had to round the southern tip of Africa -
Jan 31, 1492
• Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean
He found the caribbean -
Jan 31, 1498
• Vasco da Gama Reaches the Port of Calicut on the Indian Ocean
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Jan 31, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan Leads a Spanish Expedition to the Philippines
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Jan 31, 1564
• Spain Begins Settlements in the Philippines
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France Sets Up Its Own East India Company
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The Dutch Establish a Trading Center on Java
