Genbun 4 (元文四年)

Timeline of 1739

Other Events of 1739

  • 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 completed.
  • 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 Tôjûrô III.

Births and Deaths

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