Deaths on October 27

Santō Kyōden

Died on October 27, 1816

Santō Kyōden, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1761)

Santō Kyōden (山東京伝, 13 September 1761 Edo – 27 October 1816) was a Japanese poet, writer and artist in the Edo period. His real name was Iwase Samuru (岩瀬醒), and he was also known popularly as Kyōya Denzō (京屋伝蔵, kyōya denzō). He was the brother of novelist Iwase Momoki (岩瀬百樹), who was known as Santō Kyōzan.

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Events on 1816

20 Feb

The Barber of Seville
Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
10 Apr

Second Bank of the United States
The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
22 May

Ely and Littleport riots of 1816
A mob in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England, riots over high unemployment and rising grain costs, which spreads to Ely the next day.
5 Aug

Electrical telegraph
The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.
14 Aug

Cape Colony
The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.

Deaths on October 27

Santō Kyōden

Died on October 27, 1816

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Events on 1816

The Barber of Seville

Second Bank of the United States

Ely and Littleport riots of 1816

Electrical telegraph

Cape Colony