20 Freakishly Specific Predictions From History That Came True

It is fair to say that the majority of people in the Western World are sceptical, to say the least, when it comes to predicting the future and whether or not "psychics" or "clairvoyants" are able to do such things. However, some do believe they have powers to predict the future, and many place bets on such things as sporting events or the potential date of the Armageddon as a result. Perhaps the most famous "seer" in history is the Frenchman Nostradamus, who made prophecies during the 16th Century. His predictions were published in a book, Les Propheties, and many have since "come true". Indeed, one prediction about a great disaster to affect England features on this list. Another group of people who feature prominently on this list are science-fiction writers. By their very nature they are often writing about potential events or inventions that will be around in the future. And some of them have even predicted certain inventions - including the iPad and the atomic bomb! Yet there are also those who have foreseen terrible events and their aftermath - with one man even predicting the outbreak of World War II in the USA to almost the exact detail. Here are 20 historical - and in some case fairly recent - predictions that turned out to be disturbingly accurate.