13. Nostradamus Predicts That London Would Be "Burnt By Fire In The Year 66"... 111 Years Before It Did (1555)
Michel de Nostredame - better known by his Latinised name "Nostradamus" - was a French author and "astrological consultant" who made a number of predictions in Les Propheties, his book released in 1555. As well as seeming to predict the French Revolution and the rise of Hitler in Germany, Nostradamus wrote:
"The blood of the just will be demanded of London, burnt by the fire of 66."
Spookily, the Great Fire of London started at a bakery on Pudding Lane and destroyed 80,000 homes in the city - in September 1666.