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==Other Events of 1739==
==Other Events of 1739==
*[[Ito Jakuchu|Itô Jakuchû]] takes over the operations of his family's grocery shop, in the wake of his father's death.
*[[Ito Jakuchu|Itô Jakuchû]] takes over the operations of his family's grocery shop, in the wake of his father's death.
*''[[Ming shi]]'' (The Official History of the Ming) is compiled.
*Russians reach Kamchatka and follow the line of the [[Kuril Islands]] to the eastern coast of [[Honshu]].
*[[Kabuki]] actor Sakata Sadashirô takes on the name [[Sakata Tojuro III|Sakata Tôjûrô III]].
*[[Kabuki]] actor Sakata Sadashirô takes on the name [[Sakata Tojuro III|Sakata Tôjûrô III]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Kitao Shigemasa]] is born (d. [[1820]]).
*[[Kitao Shigemasa]] is born (d. [[1820]]).
*[[Nakagawa Jun'an]] is born (d. [[1786]]).
*[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]], king of Ryûkyû, is born.
*[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]], king of Ryûkyû, is born.