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Publication of Nostradamus's First Almanac

Type Event Region France Time 1555

In 1555, Michel de Nostradamus published in Lyon his almanac for 1556, first systematically using one prophetic quatrain per month, laying groundwork…

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  1. 1555Salon-de-Provence · ProvenceNostradamus completed the almanac text for 1556 in his hometown of Salon-de-Provence, compiling astrological calculations, monthly weather forecasts, and a prophetic quatrain for each month, and sent it to a printer in Lyon for typesetting.
  2. 1555Lyon · FrancePrinter Jean Broton published Almanach pour l'an 1556 in Lyon; the almanac's quatrain prophecies aroused wide reader interest, sold well, and prompted Nostradamus to continue publishing predictive works annually.

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