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1952 Bayonnaise Rocks vs 735-737 Japanese smallpox epidemic

1952 Bayonnaise Rocks
735-737 Japanese smallpox epidemic
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1952 Bayonnaise Rocks

Total costsN/A
Deaths 31

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Bayonnaise Rocks (ベヨネース列岩, Beyonēsu-retsugan) is a group of volcanic rocks in the Philippine Sea about 408 kilometres (254 mi) south of Tokyo and 65 kilometres (40 mi) south-southeast of Aogashima, in the south portion of the Izu archipelago, Japan. The rocks were discovered by the French corvette Bayonnaise in 1850, while surveying the islands south of Tokyo Bay.

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735-737 Japanese smallpox epidemic

Total costsN/A
Deaths 2000000

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The 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic (天平の疫病大流行, Tenpyō no ekibyō dairyūkō, 'Epidemic of the Tenpyō era') was a major smallpox epidemic that afflicted much of Japan. Killing approximately 1/3 of the entire Japanese population, the epidemic had significant social, economic, and religious repercussions throughout the country.

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