Black Death
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The COVID-19 pandemic may not have caused 25 million deaths in Europe, as the Black Death did, but it did cause 7 million deaths worldwide.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
It killed up to half the population of Europe in the 14th Century when it was known as the Black Death.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The findings reveal a disease that repeatedly crossed borders, evolved into new lineages, followed human movement, and continued shaping Europe for centuries after the Black Death itself had ended.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Plagues have existed throughout history, said Heeney, from the Black Death of the Middle Ages ages to the 1918-20 influenza pandemic which killed an estimated 25-50 million globally.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Mr. Lawrence told them it was even more deadly than the Black Death, the plague that struck Europe during the time of the knights.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
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