1642
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Kan'ei 19 (寛永十九年)
Timeline of 1642
Other Events of 1642
- A "Chônin Code" is issued in Kaga han.
- The shogunate bans onnagata from the kabuki stage.
- The Yamamura-za opens as the third licensed kabuki theater in Edo.
Births and Deaths
- Ihara Saikaku is born (d. 1693).
- Kinoshita Nobutoshi dies (b. 1577).
- Nakayama Nobuyoshi dies (b. 1576).
- Tachibana Muneshige dies (b. 1567).
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