Death of Henry II
The young lion will overcome the older one,
On the field of combat in a single battle;
He will pierce his eyes through a golden cage,
Two wounds made one, then he dies a cruel death.
(Century 1, Quatrain 35)

This quatrain foretelling the death of King Henry II of France in a jousting accident is one of the most famous, predocumented, and perhaps one of the most studied.

The London Fire of 1666
The blood of the just will be demanded of London,
Burnt by the fire in the year 66
The ancient Lady will fall from her high place
And many of the same sect will be killed
(Century 2, Quatrain 51)

The Great fire destroyed London in 1666. This is one of the rare prophecies in which a date is given. Even many skeptics look at this one and realise it's accuracy. The fire itself burnt down nearly 3/4 of London.

The First Antichrist: Napoleon I
An Emperor shall be born near Italy.
Who shall cost the Empire dear,
They shall say, with what people he keeps company
He shall be found less a Prince than a butcher.
Century 1, Quatrain 60)

Napoleon, who was considered a butcher even by his supporters, certainly cost the Empire dearly in both manpower and political strength.

The Second Antichrist: Adolph Hitler
Beasts ferocious from hunger will swim across rivers:
The greater part of the region will be against the Hister,
The great one will cause it to be dragged in an iron cage,
When the German child will observe nothing.
(Century 2, Quatrain 24)

All of these images certainly describe Adolf Hitler. After seducing his people, Hitler ignored all treaties and began a massive invasion of Europe. In the following verse, some experts say that Nostradamus actually referred to Hitler by name but missed by one letter.

September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the WTC
At forty-five degrees the sky will burn,
Fire to approach the great new city:
In an instant a great scattered flame will leap up,
When one will want to demand proof of the Normans.
(Century 6, Quatrain 97)

In this phrase, Nostradamus refers to a great city in the new world of America near forty-five degrees latitude. Experts agree this could only be New York.

The Third Antichrist:
Out of the country of Greater Arabia Shall be born a strong master of Mohammed,
He will enter Europe wearing a blue turban.
He will be the terror of mankind.
Never more horror.
(Century 4, Quatrain 9.73)

Here, Nostradamus says that a man from Greater Arabia will lead his forces on an invasion through Europe. This invasion will start a third world war that will be far worse than all the other wars put together.

World War III
The antichrist very soon annihilates the three,
twenty-seven years his war will last.
The unbelievers are dead, captive, exiled;
with blood, human bodies, water and red hail covering the earth.
(Century 8, Quatrain 77)

Nostradamus predicts the war will begin shortly before the year 1999. Many are now saying that the 'war' was set 'in motion' in 1999, and now after Septermeber 11th these things are going to come true... as we are now 'at war with terror.' He also tells us how long the war will last.

Planet X Appears
The great star for seven days will burn,
The cloud will make two suns appear:
The great mastiff will be all night howling,
When the great pontiff changes his land.
(Century 2, Quatrain 41)

Many believe that Nostradamus may be referring to the approaching comet planet known as Planet X or Nibiru.

An Interesting Observation
Mabus will soon die, then will come,
A horrible undoing of people and animals,
At once one will see vengeance,
One hundred powers, thirst, famine, when the comet will pass.
(Century 2, Quatrain 62)

President Barack Obama's chief adviser to the Middle East is named Ray MABUS, the former ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Clinton administration,