August 16 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting over them—a case considered equal to the act of destroying stamped government documents, which by law necessitates 100 floggings by a bamboo rod. However, the Hongwu Emperor decides to pardon them, on the grounds that it was not intentional.
The Hongwu Emperor of China reinstates the civil service examination system for drafting officials after suspending the examination system since 1373 in favor of a recommendation system to office.
