Predictions attributed to the 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus accurately foretold significant historical events, including the death of King Henry II of France, the Great Fire of London, the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon, and the Spanish Armada. The source explores prophecies linked to Louis Pasteur's discoveries, Adolf Hitler and World War II, the atomic bombings of Japan, the assassination of JFK, the 9/11 attacks, and more recent events.