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*[[Sho On|Shô On]] succeeds his grandfather as King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
==Other Events of 1794==
==Other Events of 1794==
+*A Dutch embassy enjoys an audience with the [[Qianlong Emperor]].
*The courtesan [[Hanaogi|Hanaôgi]] attempts to escape the [[Yoshiwara]] and elope with a man, but is caught and returned to her teahouse.
*The courtesan [[Hanaogi|Hanaôgi]] attempts to escape the [[Yoshiwara]] and elope with a man, but is caught and returned to her teahouse.
*The office of the [[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki ''bugyô'']] tests firearms as part of its routine efforts to maintain and improve harbor defense. Twenty-four out of 35 weapons tested malfunction.
*The office of the [[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki ''bugyô'']] tests firearms as part of its routine efforts to maintain and improve harbor defense. Twenty-four out of 35 weapons tested malfunction.
+*The Kingdom of the Netherlands is conquered by France and becomes a client-state known as the Batavian Republic.
*The shogunate bans the use of mica and certain other lavish materials in popular artworks.
*The shogunate bans the use of mica and certain other lavish materials in popular artworks.
*The shogunate bans [[kabuki]] actors from having annual salaries above 500 ''[[ryo|ryô]]''.
*The shogunate bans [[kabuki]] actors from having annual salaries above 500 ''[[ryo|ryô]]''.
−===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Ii Naoaki]], daimyô of [[Hikone han]], is born (d. [[1850]]).
*[[Ii Naoaki]], daimyô of [[Hikone han]], is born (d. [[1850]]).
*[[Mizuno Tadakuni]] is born (d. [[1851]]).
*[[Mizuno Tadakuni]] is born (d. [[1851]]).
+*Traveler [[Momoi Tou]] dies.
*Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] is born (d. [[1858]]).
*Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] is born (d. [[1858]]).
*[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]], king of Ryûkyû, dies.
*[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]], king of Ryûkyû, dies.
+*[[Yamanouchi Toyosuke]] is born (d. [[1872]]).
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