Release With '2012 ' media and the rise of the Mayan calendars have become fashionable again doomsday predictions, the dates the arrival of the Apocalypse . Throughout history have been various forecasts ( by day, month and year ) to alert mankind of the coming end of the world. all have something in common: failed .
The chicken prophet of Leeds (1806): throughout history have been many who have predicted the return of Jesus Christ to judge mankind for their sins. One of the most curious is the chicken of Leeds (England). In 1806 this hen began laying eggs with the phrase "Christ is" something that was taken by a miracle and had a lot of spread until someone showed it was all a farce.
Millerites (April 23 , 1843): A New England farmer named William Miller , after years of Bible study concluded that the time chosen by God to destroy the world could be guessed directly interpreting the text. The world would end sometime between March 21, 1843 and March 21, 1844. Preached and published enough to attract thousands of followers (known as Millerites), and finally set the date of the end of the world on April 23, 1843. Nothing happened the Millerites and dissolved. Some of them form what is now known as Seventh-day Adventists. Mormon
Armageddon (1891 or earlier): Joseph Smith , founder of the Mormon church, convened a meeting of church leaders in February 1835 to say he had spoken with God. Supposedly God had told him that Jesus would return in the next 56 years and the end of the world would begin after the return of Christ.
Halley's Comet (1910): In 1881, an astronomer discovered through spectral analysis that comet tails contain a deadly gas called cyanogen. Not the alarm was raised until it became public that the Earth would contact with the remains of the tail of Comet Halley in 1910. It said that everyone was the victim of a 'bath Deadly gas' then (became the subject of the main pages of the New York Times). Panic gripped the world until other scientists confirmed that there was nothing to fear.
Pat Robertson (1982): In May 1980, televangelist and founder of the Christian Coalition, Pat Robertson , surprised and alarmed many when he announced that in late 1982 would end the world. He said so: "I guarantee that by the end of 1982, the world will be judged."
Heaven's Gate (Gate of Heaven -1997 -): When the comet Hale-Bopp appeared in 1997, rumors surfaced that a spacecraft I was following. NASA and the astronomical community denied it while growing belief that it concealed. Specialized programs in the paranormal, such as Coast to Coast AM radio, followed widely in the U.S., claimed that monitoring of this comet is produced, which led to the creation of a movement in San Diego, called Heaven's Gate warning that the world would end soon. Scientists were forced to ask that anyone who had a certain power telescope observed with his own eyes that follow the course of the comet by NASA was totally false. The fervor of Heaven's Gate movement was such that the March 26, 1997 39 members of cult committed suicide.
Nostradamus (1999): The writings of Michel de Nostredame have intrigued people for over 400 years. Thousands have been interpreted in different ways leading to prophecies that have permeated society. One of his most famous quartets warned: "The year 1999, seventh month / From the sky will come the great king of terror."
The year 2000: From the 70's began to warn that the computers would not be able to differentiate between 1900 and 2000. Many were not sure what the consequences would have it, but it was speculated that could lead to a holocaust nuclear. Thousands of people rushed to buy food and weapons in the U.S.. The truth is that there were flaws, but unimportant.
May 5, 2000 : Richard No one, author of 1997 book 5/5/2000 Ice: the ultimate disaster. " He predicted that the melting of Antarctica would lead to a disaster of global proportions in May 2000
The Church of God (2008): According to the minister of the Church of God Ronald Weinland, the end of the world would come in 2008. In 2006 he published '2008: God's Final Witness' which warned that hundreds of millions would die for that year and that the U.S. would cease to be a world power and nation independent.
2012, End of Mayan calendar (2012): According to some New Age beliefs the year 2012 was destined to be a great year of transformation. There is disagreement among believers as to whether in the year 2012 there will be the end of civilization, or humanity instead be raised to a higher level. The Astrologer John Jenkins has stated that this date will result in a "very close conjunction of the sun during winter solstice northern hemisphere the crossing point of Galactic Ecuador and ecliptic", an event not be repeated in thousands years. There is no scientific evidence whatsoever to support these beliefs, and that that astrophysicists have spent years investigating . Mesoamerican cultures experts stress that the Maya prophesized the end of the world within five years, but a mere "change of cycle." Via 20 minutes and Wikipedia. 
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