Remarkable Plagues.
Duration and mortality of some of the great disasters of history.
Date.Place.Deaths.Weeks.Deaths per Week.1656Naples380,0002810,4001665London68,800332,1001720Marseilles39,100361,1001771Moscow87,800322,7001778Constantinople170,000189,5001798Cairo88,000253,5001812Constantinople144,0001311,1001834Cairo57,000183,2001835Alexandria14,900179001871Buenos Ayres26,300112,400