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Nostradamus dies

Nostradamus, French seer and astrologer, known for french seer and astrologer, died on 1566-07-02.

Nostradamus, French seer and astrologer, known for french seer and astrologer, died on 1566-07-02. Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les Prophéties (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events. Nostradamus's father's family had originally been Jewish, but had converted to Catholic Christianity a generation before Nostradamus was born.

Historical Significance

Nostradamus is French seer and astrologer.

Key People

Nostradamus

seer and astrologer

French seer and astrologer

Events Before

  1. Battle of Talikota: The Deccan Sultanates destroy Vijayanagar's army and the last Hindu kingdom of Southern India

    The Deccan sultanates is a historiographical term referring to five medieval Indian Persianate Muslim kingdoms on the Deccan Plateau between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range.

  2. Portuguese soldier Estácio de Sá founds the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Estácio de Sá (1520 – 20 February 1567) was a Portuguese soldier and officer. Sá travelled to the colony of Brazil on the orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French colonists commanded...

  3. First Spanish settlement in the Philippines is founded in Cebu City

    The recorded pre-colonial history of the Philippines, sometimes also referred to as its "protohistoric period" begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 900 AD and ends with…

  4. Mary, Queen of Scots (22) marries for the second time her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (19)

    Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546 – 10 February 1567) was King of Scotland as the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 29 July 1565 until his murder.

  5. First permanent European settlement in the US is founded in St. Augustine, Florida

    St. Augustine or Saint Augustine is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States.

Events After

  1. Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell

    Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567. The…

  2. Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate; her 1-year-old son becomes King James VI of Scotland

    James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and...

  3. War of Religion breaks out in France as Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX

    War of Religion breaks out in France as Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX

  4. Geuzen army leaves Walcheren to return to Oosterweel

    Geuzen army leaves Walcheren to return to Oosterweel

  5. Battle of Oosterweel: Spanish mercenary troops destroy a band of Dutch rebels near Antwerp, start of the Eighty Years' W

    Battle of Oosterweel: Spanish mercenary troops destroy a band of Dutch rebels near Antwerp, start of the Eighty Years' War

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on July 2, 1566?
Nostradamus, French seer and astrologer, known for french seer and astrologer, died on 1566-07-02. Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les Prophéties (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events. Nostradamus's father's family had originally been Jewish, but had converted to Catholic Christianity a generation before Nostradamus was born.
Why is Nostradamus dies significant?
Nostradamus is French seer and astrologer.
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