The world was due to end on October 17, 1992

1. 199234th anniversary
   Doomsday · busted

   Psychic Ernesto Montgomery Set California's Big One for October 17, 1992: 'I Have an Antenna Behind Each Ear'

   A clairvoyant claiming 99.5 percent accuracy picked the third anniversary of the Loma Prieta quake for the big one. He picked the date nearly two years ahead.

   California's Devastating Big One Strikes on October 17, 1992 · Ernesto A. Moshe Montgomery (psychic)

   The sun came up the next morning, rudely unbothered.

2. 20224th anniversary
   Said on this day

   Recession Odds Hit 100%, Says Bloomberg Model. The Recession Didn't Get the Memo.

   In October 2022 Bloomberg Economics' model put the chance of a US recession within 12 months at 100%. By October 2023 the economy was still growing.

   US Recession Odds Hit 100% · Bloomberg Economics (recession-probability model, as reported by Bloomberg and Markets Insider)

   Deadline set: by October 2023 (within 12 months) · status: Busted

   Every countdown starts somewhere; these started today.

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