*Construction and establishment of Chinese quarter in [[Nagasaki]] is formally completed.
*Construction and establishment of Chinese quarter in [[Nagasaki]] is formally completed.
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*The ''[[keizuza]]'' system of recording and tracking the geneologies of the aristocracy is established in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
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*[[Matsuo Basho|Matsuo Bashô]] makes a journey to the northern parts of Japan, upon which his ''[[Oku no Hosomichi]]'' ("The Narrow Road to the North") will later be based.
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*The [[Treaty of Nerchinsk]] establishes the border between Russia and [[Qing Dynasty]] China.
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*[[William of Orange|William and Mary]] are crowned King and Queen of England.
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===Births and Deaths===
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*[[Ichikawa Danjuro II|Ichikawa Danjûrô II]] is born (d. [[1758]]).