List of historical plagues

This list contains famous or well documented outbreaks of plagues or disease. They are examined in individual entries.

Before 1000 A.D.

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The "Black Death" of 1347–1353

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The 1400s and 1500s

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The 1600s

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1700 and after

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References

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