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* Anglo-Indian teacher [[Anna Leonowens]] accepts an offer made by the Siamese consul in Singapore, [[Tan Kim Ching]], to teach the wives and children of [[Mongkut]], the King of Siam.
* Donald McIntyre builds a settlement in northwest [[Queensland]] (Australia) which becomes the town of [[Julia Creek, Queensland|Julia Creek]] (named after his niece).
* Iwai Fumisuke Shoten (岩井文助商店), predecessor of [[Japan]]ese [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] [[Sojitz]], is founded in [[Osaka]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Japanese [[construction]] company Satō Kōgyō is founded in [[Toyama (city)|Toyama]] as Satō-gumi.