In 43 AD Theudas declared himself Messiah and preached end of the world

In 43 AD Theudas declared himself the Messiah, taking 400 people with him into the desert and preaching the end of the world was near. It was for him. He was beheaded by Roman soldiers and his followers scattered.
Read this and 200 other prophets of doom in the 12.21.2012 Planet X Codex.