End of the World

  • 400

    Martin of Tours

    The French bishop stated that the world would end before 400 AD French Bishop writes "There is no doubt that the Antichrist has already been born. Firmly established already in his early years, he will, after reaching maturity, achieve supreme power."
  • Jan 1, 806

    Gregory of Tours

    The French bishop calculated the End would occur between 799 and 806.
  • Jan 1, 848

    Thiota

    Declared that the world would end during this year.
  • Jan 1, 1033

    Various Christians

    Following the failure of the January 1, 1000 prediction, some theorists proposed that the end would occur 1000 years after Jesus' death, instead of his birth.
  • Jan 1, 1284

    Pope Inoccent III

    Pope Innocent III (d. 1216) predicted that the world would end 666 years after the rise of Islam.
  • May 27, 1528

    Hans Hut

    Predicted the end would occur on this day.
  • Martin Luther

    Predicted the end of the world would occur no later than 1600.
  • Various

    The supposed Mayan apocalypse at the end of the 13th b'ak'tun. The Earth would be destroyed by an asteroid, Nibiru, or some other interplanetary object; an alien invasion; or a supernova. Mayanist scholars stated that no extant classic Maya accounts forecasted impending doom, and that the idea that the Long Count calendar ends in 2012 misrepresented Maya history and culture.[99][100][101] Scientists from NASA, along with expert archeologists, stated that none of those events were possible.