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*The ''[[Rover]]'', an American ship, is shipwrecked in Taiwan and 14 of its crew are killed by aborigines; the Chinese government takes no action; a US warship is sent to determine the responsible parties but is unsuccessful.
*The ''[[Rover]]'', an American ship, is shipwrecked in Taiwan and 14 of its crew are killed by aborigines; the Chinese government takes no action; a US warship is sent to determine the responsible parties but is unsuccessful.
*The [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]] is formed between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Nagato han|Chôshû domains]].
*The [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]] is formed between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Nagato han|Chôshû domains]].
*[[Eugene Van Reed]], an American businessman already active in Japan, is named consul general to Japan from the Hawaiian Kingdom.
*The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down.
*The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down.
*[[Zhao Xin]] leads the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], undertaken for the investiture of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]].
*[[Zhao Xin]] leads the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], undertaken for the investiture of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]].