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1464-06-09-Stralsund

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1464-06-9 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. 1464-09-29 Thursday +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Stralsund
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims 6000 absolute +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text German
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Age, Mortality
last edited 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Great mortality with 6000 deaths in Stralsund

Text originalOriginal text

1464 van des hilghen lichnames daghe an beth to Michaelis was eene grote stervinghe, so da tute deme Sunde storven wol 6 dusent mynschen junck unde olt, unde yd was en mene stervent aver de ghantze werlt.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the year 1464 from the Feast of Corpus Christi to the day of S. Michael was a great mortality, so that 6 thousend people died, young and old, and this happend in the whole world.

References

  1. ^ Zwei Stralsundische Chroniken des 15. Jahrhunderts 
  2. ^ Translation by Thomas Wozniak 

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