NOSTRADAMOUS

predictions

PRINCESS DIANA'S DEATH

The penultimate of the surname of Prophet

Will take Diana [Thursday] for his day and rest:

He will wander because of a frantic head,

And delivering a great people from subjection.

OK, pay careful attention here: The father of Princess Diana's boyfriend, Dodi Al-Fayed,

was named Mohamed ("the Prophet" - it wasn't his surname, but never mind that).

Did Diana's death deliver "a great people from subjection"? Maybe not, but we can all

agree that the British are a great people, right? The fact alone that Diana's name is in the

text speaks a lot to Nostradamus followers -- specific names are, in general, a rarity in

Nostradamus' works.

WORLD WAR II/HITLER

The two greatest ones of Asia and of Africa,

From the Rhine and Lower Danube they will be said to have come,

Cries, tears at Malta and the Ligurian side.

Also ...

From the depths of the West of Europe,

A young child will be born of poor people,

He who by his tongue will seduce a great troop;

His fame will increase towards the realm of the East.

These two verses may in fact describe World War II and Hitler ... or not.

Was the most notable bit about Hitler his impoverished upbringing? What about the genocidal, megalomaniacal tendencies? Don't those deserve

something?

Much of the talk of Nostradamus' prophecy of Hitler may come from his use, in the original text, of the Latin word "Hister" to describe the Danube.

Trust us, he was talking about a river, not a dictator: no self-respecting prophet would make such an egregious spelling error.

THE END OF THE WORLD

Remember when the world was going to end in 1994?

What about 1998?

Or 2000?

The doomsayers always warn that Nostradamus said the world was going to end and he NEVER GOT

ANYTHING WRONG.

These days, 2012's the trendiest day for end-of-world prophecies. Specifically, it's Dec. 21, 2012.

Believe it if you want. One thing is clear: Nostradamus himself wrote that his prophecies only went as far

forward as the year 3797. Does that mean the world will end late in the 38th century? Only time will tell.