1368 - Collapse of the Franciscan mission in China
1582 - Jesuits begin mission work in China, introduce Western science, mathematics, astronomy
1792 - William Carey[?] writes Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to use means for the conversion of the heathen and forms the Baptist Missionary Society[?] to support him in establishing missionary work in India.
... with no husband present, and 24.0% are non-families. 19.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age ...