jan 1, 1338 - W: First Instance of the Black Death
Description:
First recorded instances of what is believed to be The Black Death in Central Asia, from which it spread to China and India. Epidemics that may have included plague killed an estimated 25 million Chinese and other Asians. India, Mesopotamia, Syria, and Armenia were depopulatedAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1338
Now
~ 687 years ago