*The ''[[kumi udui]]'' play ''[[Koko no maki|Kōkō no maki]]'' ("A Tale of Filial Piety") is performed for the first time for [[Chinese investiture envoys]].
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*The Seven Years' War begins (ends [[1763]]).
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*Artist [[Chobunsai Eishi|Chôbunsai Eishi]] is born (d. [[1829]]).
*Artist [[Chobunsai Eishi|Chôbunsai Eishi]] is born (d. [[1829]]).
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*''[[Rangaku]]'' scholar [[Katsuragawa Hoshu|Katsuragawa Hôshû]] is born (d. [[1809]]).
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*[[Motoori Oohira]], adopted son of [[Motoori Norinaga]], is born (d. [[1833]]).