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*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.

*The Protestant northern provinces of the [[Netherlands]] unite to form the United Provinces.

*The Protestant northern provinces of the [[Netherlands]] unite to form the United Provinces, declaring their independence from Spain in the Union of Utrecht.

===Births and Deaths===

===Births and Deaths===