Historical Events
Black Death
Aug 24 Black Death Massacre: 6,000 Jews, blamed for spreading the Bubonic Plague, are killed in Mainz, Electorate of Mainz; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe
- Aug 24 Black Death Massacre: Jews of Free Imperial City of Cologne set themselves on fire to avoid forced baptism into Christianity amidst Bubonic Plague accusations; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe
Famous Deaths
- Aug 26 Thomas Bradwardine, English Archbishop of Canterbury, dies of the plague at Rochester, just after taking office
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