The Plague of Justinian or Justinianic Plague (jan 1, 541 – jan 1, 549)
Description:
"The Plague of Justinian is generally regarded as the first historically recorded epidemic of Yersinia pestis."Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_of_Justinian
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Date:
jan 1, 541
jan 1, 549
~ 8 years