*''Sharebon'' authors are paid for their efforts for the first time.
*''Sharebon'' authors are paid for their efforts for the first time.
*''[[Kiwame]]'' ("censors' seals") are required to appear on all ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' prints published, along with the designer's (artist's) signature and publisher's seal.
*''[[Kiwame]]'' ("censors' seals") are required to appear on all ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' prints published, along with the designer's (artist's) signature and publisher's seal.
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*[[Nguyen Hue]], king of Vietnam, travels to [[Beijing]] to express formal birthday congratulations to the [[Qianlong Emperor]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*Catholics are persecuted to death in Korea for the first time.
*Painter [[Ekin]] is born (d. [[1841]]).
*Painter [[Ekin]] is born (d. [[1841]]).
*[[Ichikawa Ebizo V|Ichikawa Ebizô V]], kabuki actor, is born (d. 1859).
*[[Ichikawa Ebizo V|Ichikawa Ebizô V]], kabuki actor, is born (d. 1859).