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*[[Alessandro Valignano]], [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] "visitor" (supervisor), arrives in Japan.
*[[Alessandro Valignano]], [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] "visitor" (supervisor), arrives in Japan.
*The Protestant northern provinces of the [[Netherlands]] unite to form the United Provinces, declaring their independence from Spain in the Union of Utrecht.
*The Protestant northern provinces of the [[Netherlands]] unite to form the United Provinces, declaring their independence from Spain in the Union of Utrecht.
*A group of Ryukyuan students including [[Tei Shu|Tei Shû]] become the last batch of [[Ryukyuan students in China|Ryukyuan students to travel to China for study]] until after the [[1644]] fall of the [[Ming Dynasty]].
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