The last outbreak of bubonic plague in Europe.
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1720, Marsaille. A ship came in to port, known to have come from plague-ridden Cyprus. It was placed in quarantine, but powerful merchants convinced the city to lift the quarantine to be able to sell the cargo.
Marseille lost about half its population in the following two years.
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