Nostradamus - Nostradamus Nostradamus, (December 14, 1503- July 1, 1566) born Michel de Nostredame, was one of the world's most famous authors of prophecies. Born in Saint-Rémy de Provence, in the south of France, he was the son of a merchant. He was Jewish by birth but raised a Roman Catholic. He studied medicine in Montpellier and was an apothecary. Then he established practice and practised medicine in time of the plague. He travelled through France and Italy many times, or was forced to move to new places. He wrote almanacs (first in 1550) under the name Nostradamus. His series of prophetic verses are purported to represent future events. Biographical accounts of Nostradamus' life states that he was afraid of being persecuted for heresy by the Inquisition. This.
July 2 - nuclear physicist 1908 - Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court Justice (†1993) 1925 - Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of Congo (Leopoldville) (†1961) 1925 - Medgar Evers, civil rights activist (†1963) 1927 - Ruth Berghaus, choreographer, film director (†1996) 1929 - Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines 1930 - Carlos Menem, former President of Argentina 1931 - Robert Ito, actor, ballet dancer 1932 - Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's International (†2002) 1937 - Richard Petty, NASCAR driver 1942 - Vicente Fox, president of Mexico 1947 - Larry David, co-creator of Seinfeld 1956 - Jerry Hall, actress, wife of Mick Jagger 1963 - Jose Canseco, baseball player 1964 - Andrea Pia Yates, mother who drowned her five children 1970 - Yancy Butler, actress 1971 - Evelyn Lau,.
Geoffrey of Monmouth - a series of apocalyptic narratives as the work of the earlier Merlin – who, until Geoffrey's book came out, was known as "Myrddin". (It is assumed that Geoffrey changed the name of the seer to avoid an unwanted association with the French word merde.) The first work in a non-Welsh language about this legendary prophet, this was widely read – and believed much as the prophecies of Nostradamus are centuries later. Next was Historia Regum Britanniae – "The History of the Kings of Britain" – the work best known to modern readers. It claims to relate the history of the pre-Saxon kings of Britain, but much of it – for example, the idea that Aeneas was the ancestor of the first line of British kings – is legend. It is one.
Douglas Coupland - The apocalyptic ending of Girlfriend..., which seems forced and out of step with the remainder, is often held up as a case in point. In this context, Miss Wyoming is possibly his most rounded and satisfying novel. Books Generation X (1991) Shampoo Planet (1992) Life After God (1994) Microserfs (1995) Polaroids From The Dead (1996) -- essays Girlfriend in a Coma (1998) Lara's Book : Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider phenomenon (1998) Miss Wyoming (1999) City Of Glass (2000) -- a collection of essays and photographs of Vancouver. All Families Are Psychotic: A Novel (2001) God Hates Japan (2001) School Spirit (2002) Souvenir of Canada (2002) Hey Nostradamus (2003) Links http://www.coupland.com - Douglas Coupland's homepage.
December 14 - States 379 US 241 1964 decided by U.S. Supreme Court 1981 - Israel annexes the Golan Heights 2000 - The Texas 7 robs a Radio Shack in Pearland, Texas. They stole police scanners that would be used in their following infamous heist. 2003 - The news of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's capture is finally announced. 2003 - Celebration of the reopening of the Fenice Theater in Venice, Italy. Births 1503 - Nostradamus, astrologer and mathematician († 1566) 1546 - Tycho Brahe, astronomer († 1601) 1640 (baptism date) - Aphra Behn, playwright, novelist († 1689) 1824 - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, painter († 1898) 1866 - Roger Fry, artist, art critic 1870 - Karl Renner, politician and President of Austria 1945-1950 († 1950) 1896 - King George VI of the.
1503 - added to Westminster Abbey Battle of Ruvo - French-Spanish Wars in Italy Vasco da Gama established India's first Portuguese fortress at Cochin Mariotto Albertinelli paints his masterpiece, the "Visitation of the Virgin" Births March 10 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor August 12 - Christian III of Denmark and Norway (1503-1559) Sir Thomas Wyatt a poet and Ambassador in the service of Henry VIII December 14 - Nostradamus (astrologer) Robert Estienne, printer in Paris, was the first to print the Bible divided into standard numbered verses Parmigianino, Italian painter and master draftsman (+ 1540) Deaths February 11 - Elizabeth of York, Queen consort of King Henry VII of England, dies on her 38th birthday. Margaret of York sister of Edward IV of England August 18 - Pope Alexander VI October 18.
1550 - III becomes Pope The first book in Slovenian, Cattechismus and Abecedarium, written by Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar, is printed in Tübingen, Germany. Nostradamus' first almanac is written. Births April 22 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England (+ 1604) June 27 - King Charles IX of France October 4 - King Charles IX of Sweden John Napier, Scottish mathematician Deaths \n.
Aum Shinrikyo - not to invoke the Anti-Subversive Law against the group, which would have outlawed the cult. In 2000, Fumihiro Joyu took control of Aum following his three-year jail sentence for perjury. Joyu was previously the group's spokesman and Russia Branch leader. Under Joyu's leadership Aum changed its name to Aleph and claims to have rejected the violent and apocalyptic teachings of its founder. The cult continues to recruit new members, engages in commercial enterprise, and acquire property, although the cult scaled back these activities significantly in 2000 in response to public outcry. The cult maintains an Internet homepage. Doctrine Asahara preached a mixture of pseudoscience, Nostradamus, esoteric Buddhism and millennarian Christianity, claiming that modern Japanese society was corrupt, nuclear holocaust was imminent and that Aum would save and/or recreate the world through.
Chateau Chaumont - burned and demolished. Reconstruction began in 1473 and was completed over the next dozen years. In 1560, the chateau became the property of Catherine de Medici who entertained numerous astrologers there, including Nostradamus. On the death of her husband, King Henri II , Catherine used her power to take over the much coveted Chateau Chenonceaux from her husband's mistress, Diane de Poitiers. As certain legalities had to be met, Diane was forced to accept Chateau Chaumont as payment for her beloved Chateau Chenonceaux. Diane de Poitiers lived at Chaumont for only a short time when the chateau was sold. In the 18th century, it became the property of Jacques-Donatien Le Ray. At a meeting at Chateau Chaumont, Le Ray entertained Benjamin Franklin and agreed to use his enormous wealth to help.
The Brentford Trilogy - Omally are forced to deal with a high-tech Satanic takeover of Earth by way of barcoding the entire population. 4. The Sprouts of Wrath (1988) - The unlikely decision to site the next Olympic Games in Brentford threatens to disrupt Pooley and Omally's way of life. 5. The Brentford Chainstore Massacre (1997) - As the millennium comes early for Brentford, Dr. Steven Malone finds a way to clone Jesus from the Turin Shroud, he decides to make one for each of the world's major religions. Two of Rankin's other novels feature Pooley and Omally, but are not part of The Brentford Trilogy; Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (1996) - A movie prop-house worker finds a way to put old stars back on the silver screen. Over the course of the book, he.
Saint Rémy de Provence - the South of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, in the former province of Provence. It is the birthplace of Nostradamus a 16th century author of prophecies. The painter Vincent van Gogh was treated here in the psychiatric center at Monastery Saint-Paul de Mausole (1889-1890). The ruins of the Roman city of Glanum can still be seen, including a "Triumphal Arch"..
Sir Thomas Browne on America - know that three full Folio's are yet too little, and how New Herballs fly from America upon us, from persevering enquirers. whilst the concluding lines of the Discourse drowsily contemplates the fact that the world consists of time-zones thus- The Huntsmen are up in America, and they are already past their first sleep in Persia''. As a medical man Browne was appreciative of William Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood (1628). In correspondence he advised be sure you make yourself master of Dr Harvey's piece De Circul. Sang; which discovery I prefer to that of Columbus, (i.e. that of America}. Browne is credited as the first English author to write upon archaeology. The opening lines of his Discourse, Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial compares the 'discovery' of America to that of.
Robert Rankin - (1993) Raiders of the Lost Carpark (1994) The Greatest Show Off Earth (1994) The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived (1995) The Garden of Unearthly Delights (1995) A Dog Called Demolition (1996) Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (1997) Sprout Mask Replica (1997) The Dance of The Voodoo Handbag (1998) Apocalypso (1998) Snuff Fiction (1999) Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls (1999) Waiting for Godalming (2000) Web Site Story (2001) Fandom of the Operator (2001) Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (2002) The Witches of Chiswick (2003) External Links Sproutlore - The Now Official Robert Rankin Fan Club.
Prophet - and that the founder of their faith was a prophet. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest Mormon church, believes that its founder was a prophet. The leader of the church is known as the "Prophet, Seer and Revelator" in the belief that he continues to receive direct revelation from God for the guidance of the church. This began with first of the presidents, Joseph Smith, Jr The Unification Church likewise regards its founder, Sun Myung Moon as a living prophet. Jehovah's Witnesses do not consider their founder Charles Taze Russell or any other person in their modern-day history to be a prophet. Occasionally, their literature refers to the Christian congregation collectively as God's prophet on earth; this must be understood however in the sense of declaring God's.
Prophecy - Armageddon (the "End of the World"). Prophecy has been eagerly sought in many cultures; magical spells and folk charms to produce prophecy are some of the most common. Some forms of astrology can also be regarded as a quasi-scientific form of prophecy. See also: Nostradamus.
Misinformation and rumors about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks - innocently, might relay such information believing it to be true. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Kashmiri responsibility 2 World Trade Center survivors after September 13 3 Approximately 10000 people died in September 11 4 False Nostradamus prediction 5 The Smoke Demon 6 Passing UFO 7 CNN faking Palestinian cheers 8 False fundraising 9 A tourist was having a photograph taken of himself on top of the World Trade Center just seconds before Flight 11 struck the north tower. 10 Osama bin Laden owns part or all of Snapple soft-drinks and Citibank. 11 September 11's events generated a baby boom 12 (Jewish) Conspiracy to frame Arabs ">13 "Credible threat" against Bush 14 Osama and Evil Bert 15 Avoid malls on October 31st email 16 Atta was a known terrorist 17 Pentagon was.
Millenarianism - mass suicides) and/or outwards (such as terrorist acts). It sometimes includes a belief in supernatural powers or predetermined victory. Millenarian ideologies or religious sects often appear in oppressed peoples. Examples of the millenarian groups, movements and writings: Aum Supreme Truth The Native American Ghost Dance The Heaven's Gate cult Christian millennialism, based on an interpretation of the Book of Revelation Dispensationalism End times prophecy Nostradamus The Turner Diaries The words millenism, millennialism, millennianism, millenniarism and millenniumism are rarer synonyms..
Michel Gauquelin - an early age; it is said that he could calculate a birth chart at the age of ten and earned the nickname of Nostradamus at school because of his astrological readings. After his scientific education at the Sorbonne, where he graduated in psychology, he devoted much of his life to researching the scientific validity of astrology. He conducted many statistical tests; one example is what he called the "test of opposed destinies" which entailed astrologers being asked to separate the birth charts of twenty well-known criminals from twenty non-criminals. They did no better than chance. (The Cosmic Clocks) His own conclusions were unambiguous: "It is now quite certain that the signs in the sky which presided over our births have no power whatever to decide our fates, to affect our hereditary.
List of people known by one name - Magic - American basketball player Marcos Mary - Jesus Christ's mother Mase, (born 1978), American rapper Megawati, current President of Indonesia, daughter of first Indonesian president Sukarno Melanie, American singer Melody, Spanish singer Merlin - legendary magicianian Michelangelo, (1475-1564), Italian painter Midas - Greek mythological king Mistinguett, (1875-1956), French singer Moby, (born 1965), musician Mohammed, (570-632), founder of Islam Moliere, (1622-1673), French comedic playwright Montezuma - final Aztec ruler Moses, prophet Multatuli (1820 - 1887), (pseudonym of Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker) Myron, (5th century BC), Greek sculptor Mystikal, (born 1975), American rapper N Napoleon, (1769-1821), French ruler Nas, (born 1973), American rapper Nebuchadnezzar, (ca. 630 BC-ca. 561 BC) Nefertiti - wife of Akhenaton Nena German singer of "99 Red Balloons" Nenê (born 1982), Brazilian NBA player Nero - Roman emperor.
List of occultists - mentioned in New Testament Apuleius, author of a magical novel Apollonius of Tyana, wizard Plotinus, philosopher important in occultism Iamblichus, philosopher of gnosticism Julian, practiced occult theurgy Mediæval Europe: Merlin, Arthurian wizard Gilles de Rais, sorcerer and serial killer Roger Bacon, philosopher accused of magic Albertus Magnus, had many magical texts attributed to him Joan of Arc, accused of witchcraft and heresy Nicholas Flamel, alchemist Pope Silvester II, alleged magician Pope Honorius III, had magical texts attributed to him Ramon Llull, syncretic mystic Abraham Abulafia, kabalist "messiah" Renaissance: Paracelsus, medical pioneer and occult philosopher Nostradamus, soothsayer Giordano Bruno, occult philosopher Faust, made a pact with the Devil Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, occult philosopher Athanasius Kircher, Jesuit priest, wrote on magical subjects Benevenuto Cellini, sculptor whose diary relates experience summoning spirits Robert Fludd,.
