This led to a great famine which soon killed about 20% of the population.

Several months after the said fire, a great famine occurred.

There were three major years of great famine, 1556-57, 1567 and 1569-70.

It was the time of the great famine in Germany.

The king followed the instruction and saved the land from the great famine.

A great famine raged during the first four months of his administration.

The great famine which I sense approaching will often turn (in various areas) then become world wide.

The district suffered terribly during the great famine of 1770.

The great famine had the entire province in its grip.

His accession to power was followed by the great famine of 1943.