jan 1, 1918 - 1918 influenza outbreak
Description:
an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. It infected 500 million people around the world, including people on remote Pacific islands. killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I, at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1918
Now
~ 108 years ago