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5th of August 1624. The King's Men perform Thomas Middleton's satire "A Game at Chess" at the Globe Theatre in London. (The other date given is 6–16 August, Sundays omitted).
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August 1624. Portuguese Jesuit priest António de Andrade becomes the first European to enter Tibet, arriving at Tsaparang.
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3rd of August 1624. In the latest Sino-Dutch conflict, the Dutch are forced to sue for peace, withdrawing from Penghu to Taiwan.
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4th of August 1624. The Dutch East India Company agrees to Chinese demands to withdraw its operations from the Penghu islands, and relocates its trading post to Fort Zeelandia and the Dutch-controlled island of Formosa, now Tainan on Taiwan.
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