Page 2: Natural Disasters & Epidemics
Sunday, 02 November 2025
1600 Malaria in South America 

1603 Plague in England 

1609 Plague in Egypt 

1616 new England epidemic in Southern New England, especially the Wampanoag people killing 30-90% of population people 

1629 italian plague of 1629-1631 in Italy killing 280,000 people 

1630 16,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague 

1633 massachusetts smallpox epidemic in Thirteen Colonies 

1636 Plague in England 

1641 plague in China 

1647 great Plague of Seville in Spain 

1648 yellow fever in Central America 

1656 Naples Plague in Italy 

1657 measles in Thirteen Colonies 

1665 great Plague of London in England killing 100,000 people 

1667 A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha, in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people 

1669 arnold Geulincx, South Neth philosopher (Cholera), dies at 45 

1675 malta plague epidemic in Malta killing 11,300 people 

1676 plague in Spain 

1677 the first medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston 

1677 1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston 

1679 great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people 

1687 Unknown, possibly Influenza in South Africa 

1687 Measles in Thirteen Colonies 

1690 Yellow fever in Thirteen Colonies 

1694 Queen Mary II of England dies of smallpox after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III 

1702 smallpox in Canada, New France 

1707 Great Smallpox Epidemic in Iceland killing 18,000+ (36% of population) people 

1710 Great Northern War plague outbreak in Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania 

1713 measles in Thirteen Colonies 

1714 Measles in Canada, New France 

1720 "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, plague kills 80,000 

1720 great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people 

1721 smallpox vaccination 1st administrated 

1721 dr Zabdiel Boylston gives 1st smallpox inoculations in America 

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