*A plaque reading ''Shurei no kuni'' ("Land of Propriety") is hung at the gate to [[Shuri Castle]]; the gate subsequently comes to be known as the [[Shureimon]].
*A plaque reading ''Shurei no kuni'' ("Land of Propriety") is hung at the gate to [[Shuri Castle]]; the gate subsequently comes to be known as the [[Shureimon]].
*[[Alessandro Valignano]], [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] "visitor" (supervisor), arrives in Japan.
*[[Alessandro Valignano]], [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] "visitor" (supervisor), arrives in Japan.
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*The Protestant northern provinces of the [[Netherlands]] unite to form the United Provinces.