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Feb 19, 1405
Zheng
Zheng He takes first voyage. -
Feb 19, 1419
Prince Henry
Prince Henry founds navigation school. -
Feb 19, 1494
Spain and Portugal
Spain and Portugal sign Treaty of Tordesillas. -
Tokugawa
Tokugawa shoguns rule Japan. -
Dutch
Dutch open trade with Java. -
Manchus
Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China. -
Britain
Britian seeks to trade with China.