Doom Almanac October 18 in doom history
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The world was due to end on October 18, 1533
It didn’t. The desk has 2 items filed under this date.
On this day in doom history
2 items · 2 predictions-
1533493rd anniversaryDoomsday · busted
Mathematician Michael Stifel, 1533: The World Ends at 8 O'Clock in the Morning on October 18
A Lutheran pastor with a gift for numbers worked the end of the world out to the hour. Luther begged him not to announce it. He announced it.
Anniversary tip: the traditional gift is a new calendar.
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200224th anniversarySaid on this day
Glaciologist: Kilimanjaro's Ice 'Will Be Gone' Within 18 Years at Most. Ice Remains on the Summit
Lonnie Thompson told the BBC in October 2002: 'Some time between 2015 and 2020 [the] ice will be gone.' In 2022 the northern ice field was still there, at about half a square kilometre.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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