Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Historical Years

627:贞观
713:开元

1405: Zheng He led the first naval expedition to the Western Ocean
1492: Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas

1583: Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) arrives in China
1587: A Year of No Significance 万历十五年

1620: Mayflower: Southampton --> Plymouth
1644: Qing captures Beijing
1662: Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga, 國姓爺) recovers Taiwan
1683: Qing reunifies Taiwan
1688: Glorious Revolution

1776: United States of America is born (乾隆四十一年)
1789: French Revolution
1793: Macartney (1737-1806) arrives in China

1831: Charles Darwin begins voyage on HMS Beagle
1868: Meiji Restoration begins
1871: Unification of Germany

1911: Xinhai Revolution
1917: Russian Revolution
1963: Kenya independence

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