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*''[[Futago Sumidagawa]]'', a play by [[Chikamatsu Monzaemon]], is debuted.
*''[[Futago Sumidagawa]]'', a play by [[Chikamatsu Monzaemon]], is debuted.
*[[King Sukchong]] is succeeded as King of Joseon Korea (reigned since [[1674]]).
*[[King Sukchong]] is succeeded as King of Joseon Korea (reigned since [[1674]]).
*Russian ambassadors to Beijing insist (as they have been since the 1650s) on presenting diplomatic credentials directly into the Emperor's hands, in accordance with European practice, rather than presenting the documents to intermediaries. Qing officials initially compromise, allowing the documents to be placed onto a desk in the Emperor's presence, but the [[Kangxi Emperor]] allows them to be handed directly to him.
*[[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]] performs a survey of the shogunate's archives on natural history, and identifies a lack of Chinese materials, especially on geography.
*[[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]] performs a survey of the shogunate's archives on natural history, and identifies a lack of Chinese materials, especially on geography.
