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==Other Events of 1798==
==Other Events of 1798==
*Lightning strikes the Great Buddha Hall of Kyoto's [[Hoko-ji|Hôkô-ji]], setting it aflame. The Hall, and the ''Kyôto Daibutsu'' (Great Buddha statue) within are destroyed.
*The [[Hosho school|Hôshô school]] of [[Noh]] publishes its first ''[[utai-bon]]''.
*The [[Hosho school|Hôshô school]] of [[Noh]] publishes its first ''[[utai-bon]]''.
*[[Morishima Churyo|Morishima Chûryô]] finishes compiling his ''[[Bango-sen]]'' ("Lexicon of the Barbarian Language"), a Japanese-Dutch dictionary.
*[[Morishima Churyo|Morishima Chûryô]] finishes compiling his ''[[Bango-sen]]'' ("Lexicon of the Barbarian Language"), a Japanese-Dutch dictionary.
*The [[National Academy (Ryukyu)|National Academy]] (''Kokugaku'') and ''[[Hiragakko-jo|Hiragakkô-jo]]'' schools are established in [[Shuri]].
*The [[National Academy (Ryukyu)|National Academy]] (''Kokugaku'') and ''[[Hiragakko-jo|Hiragakkô-jo]]'' schools are established in [[Shuri]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Kabuki]] actor [[Nakayama Bunshichi II]] dies (b. [[1755]]).
*[[Kabuki]] actor [[Nakayama Bunshichi II]] dies (b. [[1755]]).
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