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==Other Events of 1694==
==Other Events of 1694==
*[[Edo]] merchants form the ''[[tonya|tokumidoiya]]'' organization of ten associations of wholesalers.
*[[Edo]] merchants form the ''[[tonya|tokumidoiya]]'' organization of ten associations of wholesalers.
*[[Matsuo Basho|Matsuo Bashô]] writes ''[[Oku no Hosomichi]]'', based on his journey in [[1689]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*Artist [[Hishikawa Moronobu]] dies.
*Artist [[Hishikawa Moronobu]] dies.
*Poet [[Matsuo Basho|Matsuo Bashô]] dies (b. [[1644]]).
*Poet Matsuo Bashô dies (b. [[1644]]).
*[[Kyogoku Takatoyo|Kyôgoku Takatoyo]], lord of Marugame, dies (b. [[1655]]).
*[[Otawara Norikiyo|Ôtawara Norikiyo]], daimyô of Ôtawara, dies (b. [[1657]]).
*[[Otawara Norikiyo|Ôtawara Norikiyo]], daimyô of Ôtawara, dies (b. [[1657]]).
*Voltaire is born (d. [[1778]]).
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