<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Asama" id="mwSg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mount Asama">Mount Asama</a> erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenmei_eruption" id="mwSw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tenmei eruption">Tenmei eruption</a>). The eruption causes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine" id="mwTA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Famine">famine</a>, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.