Births on May 22

Hirose Tansō

Born on May 22, 1782

Hirose Tansō, Japanese neo-Confucian scholar, teacher, writer (d. 1856)

Hirose Tanso (広瀬淡窓) (22 May 1782 in Hita – 28 November 1856) was a neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and Japanese writer.Born into a wealthy merchant family, Hirose founded in 1801 the Academy Neo-Confucian Kangien (咸宜園). In Hirose's lifetime, the school was attended by 3,000 young Japanese, and until 1871 by more than 4,000 young men came from all over Japan. Among its graduates were Confucian and Buddhist monks, doctors of traditional Chinese medicine and medicine of Western Europe, politicians and administrators, traders, farmers and samurai.Hirose published an anthology of his poems in 1837, a three-volume edition of his writings was published as TANSO Zenshu (淡窓全集) between 1925 and 1927.

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Events on 1782

9 Apr

Battle of the Saintes
American War of Independence: Battle of the Saintes begins.
19 Apr

Dutch Republic
John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government. The house which he had purchased in The Hague, Netherlands becomes the first American embassy.
21 Apr

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke
The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok, is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
20 Jun

Great Seal of the United States
The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
13 Sep

Great Siege of Gibraltar
American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

Births on May 22

Hirose Tansō

Born on May 22, 1782

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Events on 1782

Battle of the Saintes

Dutch Republic

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

Great Seal of the United States

Great Siege of Gibraltar