*The Protestant northern provinces of the [[Netherlands]] rise up in revolt against [[Spain]].
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*The [[Shimazu clan]] returns to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] the crew and cargo of a ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] which had become castaway at Kaseda.
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===Births and Deaths===
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*Painter [[Fugai Ekun|Fûgai Ekun]] is born (d. [[1650]]).
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*[[Shimazu Tadayoshi (Soshu)|Shimazu Tadayoshi]] dies (b. [[1492]]).