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| ==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 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. |
− | *[[Sho On|Shô On]] succeeds his grandfather as King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. | + | *The shogunate bans [[kabuki]] actors from having annual salaries above 500 ''[[ryo|ryô]]''. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *[[Ii Naoaki]], daimyô of [[Hikone han]], is born (d. [[1850]]). |
| *[[Mizuno Tadakuni]] is born (d. [[1851]]). | | *[[Mizuno Tadakuni]] is born (d. [[1851]]). |
− | *Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] is born. | + | *Traveler [[Momoi Tou]] dies. |
| + | *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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