Events from 1347

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1347 ID: 34
Black Death arrives in Europe - will kill 1/3 of population
ID: 34
1347 ID: 3575
St. Bridget: Christ appears - 'I have chosen you as My bride... You shall be My channel'
ID: 3575
1347 ID: 4202
Dragon-shaped comet over Constantinople - Byzantine chronicles record dragon comet before Black Death arrives
ID: 4202
1347 ID: 21
March 25, 1347
St. Catherine of Siena born as Black Death strikes - 23rd of 25 children
ID: 21
1347 ID: 2438
August 3, 1347
Siege of Calais ends - Burghers of Calais spare city, Edward III gains vital English foothold in France for 200 years
ID: 2438