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Which came first: The Birth of Venus or the Black Death?
The Black Death came first, in c. 1346 (reaches Europe). The Birth of Venus followed about 140 years later, in c. 1485 (painted).
- Secondc. 1485
The Birth of Venus
painting · paintedBotticelli painted The Birth of Venus in the mid-1480s.
- Firstc. 1346
The Black Death
event · reaches EuropeThe Black Death reached Europe in the 1340s and killed perhaps a third of its people.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.