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==Timeline of 1796==
==Timeline of 1796==
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*1796/5/4 Aburaya Incident - a young doctor, Magofuku Itsuki, kills three and seriously injures six in an attack at the [[Aburaya]] teahouse in [[Furuichi]], near [[Ise]].
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*1796/7/25 - The [[kabuki]] play ''[[Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba]]'' by [[Chikamatsu Tokuzo|Chikamatsu Tokuzô]], [[Tatsuoka Mansaku]] and [[Namiki Shozo II|Namiki Shôzô II]] premieres at the [[Kado no shibai]] in Osaka.
==Other Events of 1796==
==Other Events of 1796==
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*British ships under [[William Robert Broughton]] visit the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]].
*[[Hokusai]] studies under [[Shiba Kokan|Shiba Kôkan]] for a time.
*[[Hokusai]] studies under [[Shiba Kokan|Shiba Kôkan]] for a time.
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*[[Ichikawa Danjuro V|Ichikawa Danjûrô V]] retires.
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*The [[Qianlong Emperor]] abdicates in favor of his son, who becomes the [[Jiaqing Emperor]].
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*[[Ryukyuan embassy]] departs for [[Edo]].
*[[Sho Genko|Shô Genko]] paints official posthumous royal portraits of many of the kings of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]].
*[[Sho Genko|Shô Genko]] paints official posthumous royal portraits of many of the kings of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]].
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*The [[White Lotus Rebellion]] begins in China (ends [[1804]]).
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*1796/5/6 Magofuku Itsuki commits [[seppuku|suicide]] (b. c. [[1769]]).
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*[[Date Chikamune]] is born (d. [[1812]]).
*[[Kano Osanobu|Kanô Osanobu]] is born (d. [[1846]]).
*[[Kano Osanobu|Kanô Osanobu]] is born (d. [[1846]]).
*[[Philipp Franz von Siebold]] is born (d. [[1866]]).
*[[Philipp Franz von Siebold]] is born (d. [[1866]]).