The world was due to end on November 13, 1899

1. 1899127th anniversary
   Doomsday · busted

   Rudolf Falb, 1899: On November 13 'Our Planet to Come in Contact With the Comet' and Be Destroyed

   The Viennese 'prophet of earthquakes' sent a year of disasters to the Imperial Academy of Sciences, ending with a comet strike. Newspapers worldwide ran his calendar.

   A Comet Hits the Earth on November 13, 1899 · Rudolf Falb (Austrian geologist and earthquake and weather forecaster)

   A proud date in the long history of things not happening.

2. 196066th anniversary
   Said on this day

   Evangelist William Branham: America Will Be 'One Smoldering, Burnt-Over Place.' 'I Predict' Before 1977

   Reading his notes of a 1933 vision to his Jeffersonville congregation in 1960, the healing evangelist put a date on its final scene: 'I predict this will take place before 1977.'

   America a Smoldering, Burnt-Over Place Before 1977 · William Branham (Pentecostal healing evangelist)

   Deadline set: Before 1977 · status: Busted

   Bold words to say out loud on a Sunday.

3. 200026th anniversary
   Said on this day

   Olduvai Theory Schedules 'Permanent Electrical Blackouts' Worldwide Around 2012

   Engineer Richard Duncan told a 2000 geology summit the grids would start to die around 2012 in a worldwide wave of permanent blackouts. The lights stayed on.

   Permanent Worldwide Blackouts Around 2012 · Richard C. Duncan, engineer and author of the Olduvai theory (Geological Society of America Summit 2000)

   Deadline set: around 2012 · status: Busted

   Somewhere, a calendar braced itself.

4. 200026th anniversary
   Said on this day

   Olduvai Theory: Industrial Civilization Has a Shelf Life, and It Expires in 2030

   Richard Duncan gave industrial civilization 100 years or less: 1930 to 2030. His first milestone, worldwide permanent blackouts around 2012, is already in the graveyard.

   Industrial Civilization Ends by 2030 · Richard C. Duncan, engineer and author of the Olduvai theory (Geological Society of America Summit 2000)

   Deadline set: 2030 · status: Upcoming

   The clock started ticking here.

5. 2026this year
   Scheduled doomsday

   Science Journal Set Doomsday for Friday the 13th: November 2026

   A 1960 paper said world population would go infinite on November 13, 2026. Growth has been slowing for decades.

   Doomsday: Friday, November 13, AD 2026 · Heinz von Foerster, P. M. Mora and L. W. Amiot (paper in Science)

   Said Nov 4, 1960: 66 years, 9 days before this date.

   The desk has set a reminder, plus a backup reminder for the day after.

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