1551 ⟶ Fifth Sweating Sickness Outbreak and John Caius's Account

Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius o...
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🦠 Smallpox Epidemic Devastates Hispaniola's Taíno Population

The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World on the island of Hispaniola. It devastates the native Taíno population.⟶
Smallpox Epidemic Devastates Hispaniola's Taíno Population (1507)
DiseaseEpidemicColonizationSmallpoxColumbian ExchangeIndigenous PeoplesEuropean ColonizationMortality
Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicHaitiHaiti

🤧 Sweating Sickness Epidemic Strikes England

The Sweating sickness epidemic in Tudor England.⟶
Sweating Sickness Epidemic Strikes England (1517)
EpidemicDiseaseTudor EnglandHistoryPublic HealthMortality
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📜 Martin Luther Posts Ninety-Five Theses

The Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his Ninety-five Theses in Saxony.⟶
Martin Luther Posts Ninety-Five Theses (1517)
ChristianitySaxonyReligious ReformCatholicismPrinting PressReligious DoctrineHeresy
GermanyGermany

✝️ Protestant Reformation Established in Sweden

Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.⟶
Protestant Reformation Established in Sweden (1527)
ChristianityReligionReligious ReformEuropean History
SwedenSweden

🤧 Fifth Sweating Sickness Outbreak and John Caius's Account

Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.⟶
Fifth Sweating Sickness Outbreak and John Caius's Account (1551)
DiseaseEpidemicPublic HealthMedical HistoryTudor EnglandMortality
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💀 Plague Outbreak in Elizabethan England

Plague outbreak claimed 80,000 people in Elizabethan England. In London alone, over 20,000 people died of the disease.⟶
Plague Outbreak in Elizabethan England (1563)
DiseaseEpidemicElizabethan EraPlagueMortalityPublic Health
United KingdomUnited Kingdom