March 9 Sweden and Russia sign Peace of Stolbowa August 23 1st one-way streets open (London) October 9 Peace of Pavia (Spain and Savoye) October 31 Laurens Reael resigns as governor-general of East-Indies December 16 Spanish viceroy Hernando Arias de Saavedra founds provinces Rio de la Plata (Argentina)/Guaira (Paraguay)