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Nostradamus

Born 14th(or 21st) December 1503 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Died 2 July 1566 in Salon-de-Provence, France

Michel de Nostredame , usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French physician and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become widely famous.
He is best known for his book Les Propheties, the first edition of which appeared in 1555. Since the publication of this book, which has rarely been out of print since his death, Nostradamus has attracted a following that, along with much of the popular press, credits him with predicting many major world events. Most academic sources maintain that the associations made between world events and Nostradamus's quatrains are largely the result of misinterpretations or mistranslations (sometimes deliberate) or else are so vague as to render them useless as evidence of any genuine predictive power.
The quotation below is interpreted by followers of Nostradamus as foretelling the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers in New York.

"Earthshaking fire from the center of the Earth Will cause tremors around the New City. Two great rocks will war for a long time, Then Arethusa will redden a new river."

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