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10-3-1533

Michael Stifel predicted that on this date a chariot would touch down on a nearby hilltop and conduct him and his followers to heaven. Followers of the mathematical mystic quit their jobs, but as the day approached they became skeptical. Stifel convinced the local constabulary to lock him in jail on the appointed date where he would be safe from his ruined, irate parishioners.

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Michael Stifel
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Tuesday, October 3, 1533