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* [[Fort Santo Domingo]] is built in [[Taiwan|Formosa]] by the [[Spanish East Indies]].
* [[Chongzhen Emperor|Chongzhen]], the Chinese emperor of the [[Ming dynasty]], reiterates the state prohibition against female [[infanticide]], while the empire and the Chinese economy begins to crumble. In the same year, a third of the [[courier]] stations are closed down due to lack of government funds to sustain them.
* The rule of [[Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba]] ends.
* Actresses are banned in Japan.
* [[William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling]] briefly establishes a Scottish colony at [[Port-Royal (Acadia)|Port Royal]], Nova Scotia.</onlyinclude>
*[[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] is established as a British colony.