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Period: Jan 1, 1333 to Dec 31, 1333
Black Death in Central China
...took up to 90% of the popultion. About 5 million Chinese people were hit by this plague. -
Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Dec 31, 1347
Black Death Arrives in Europe
Appeared in Europe during October 1347 in Messina, Sicily. -
Period: Jan 1, 1348 to Dec 31, 1348
Plague Arrives in England.
Black Death spread to England in 1348...this was just the beginning stage of the plague. -
Sep 2, 1348
Daughter of King Edward the 3rd Died of the Plague
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Nov 1, 1348
Plague Reaches London
The hygiene in London was poor and the living conditions were unbelievably dirty...leading to a quick spread of disease. -
Period: Jan 1, 1349 to Dec 31, 1349
King Edward the 3rd Orders the Streets to be Cleaned of Dead Bodies
He complained that the streets...were "foul with human faces"...some people without the plague took cares of the ones with the plague. -
Period: Jan 1, 1349 to Dec 31, 1349
3,000 Jews Killed in Germany
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Feb 2, 1349
200 People Buried Everyday
They were buried at Smithfield graveyard, people died so quickly the graveyeard was neatly piled 5 deep. -
Period: Jan 1, 1351 to Dec 31, 1351
The Plague Reaches Moscow. The Whole Continent is Now Infected