1849
Kaei 2 (嘉永二年)
Timeline of 1849
Other Events of 1849
- Bernard Bettelheim completes the first English-Ryukyuan dictionary.
- Kondô Shûsuke adopts the man who will later become Shinsengumi commander Kondô Isami.
- Matsumae Takahiro succeeds Matsumae Masahiro as head of the Matsumae clan.
- Reconstruction begins on Matsumae castle; it will be completed in 1854.
Births and Deaths
- 1849/4/18 Ukiyo-e artist Hokusai dies.
- Kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorô III dies.
- Shinsengumi member Nakamura Gorô is born.
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