The mathematician Abraham de Moivre was able to accurately predict the date of his own death

De Moivre was living in the 18th century and was in close friendship with Newton. He is known for his work in probability theory, as well as the withdrawal of the formula Moivre. The man was able to correctly name the date of his own death.

Moivre died at the age of 87 years. Shortly before his death he said that is becoming more sluggish, and it requires more and more time to sleep. The mathematician has calculated that the duration of sleep is increased by an average of 15 minutes per day. And he concluded that dies when the amount of these additional minutes will be equal to the 24th hour. For this reason he called the date - November 27, 1754, the year - and really he died that day.

via factroom.ru