On This Day — September 30

Famous events, births, and deaths from September 30 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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55 events · 197 births · 70 deaths recorded for September 30.

🕰️ Notable Events on September 30

2017 — Titus Zeman SDB. - priest, beatification ceremony in Bratislava, Slovakia. Wikipedia ↗
2016 — Hurricane Matthew became a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea, since Hurricane Felix in 2007. Wikipedia ↗
2009 — The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake shakes central Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). This dip-slip (reverse) earthquake left 1,115 people dead, and was followed several days later by a 6.6 Mw strike-slip event. Wikipedia ↗
2005 — The controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. Wikipedia ↗
2004 — The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat is retired. Wikipedia ↗
1999 — The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident. Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Aldwych tube station (originally Strand Station) of the London Underground closes after eighty-eight years in service. Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Ongar railway station, the furthest London Underground from Central London, closes. Wikipedia ↗
1993 — The 6.2 Mw Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000. Wikipedia ↗
1990 — The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital city of Ottawa. Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Al Holbert was fatally injured when his privately owned propeller driven Piper PA-60 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff near Columbus, Ohio when a clamshell door was not closed. Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. Wikipedia ↗
1979 — The Hong Kong MTR commences service with the opening of its Modified Initial System (aka. Kwun Tong Line). Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Because of US budget cuts and dwindling power reserves, the Apollo program's ALSEP experiment packages left on the Moon are shut down. Wikipedia ↗
1975 — The Hughes (later McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing) AH-64 Apache makes its first flight. Eight years later, the first production model rolled out of the assembly line. Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Roberto Clemente records the 3,000th and final hit of his career. Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Jordan makes a deal with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings. Wikipedia ↗
1968 — The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time at the Boeing Everett Factory. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — BBC Light Programme, Third Programme and Home Service are replaced with BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 Respectively, BBC Radio 1 is also launched with Tony Blackburn presenting its first show. Wikipedia ↗
1966 — The British protectorate of Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Seretse Khama takes office as the first President. Wikipedia ↗
1965 — The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced. Wikipedia ↗
1965 — The 30 September Movement attempts a coup against the Indonesian government, which is crushed by the military under Suharto and leads to a mass anti-communist purge, with over 500,000 people killed. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez founds the National Farm Workers Association, which later becomes United Farm Workers. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying segregation. Wikipedia ↗
1954 — The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear reactor powered vessel. Wikipedia ↗
1949 — The Berlin Airlift ends. Wikipedia ↗
1947 — The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Pakistan joins the United Nations Wikipedia ↗
1945 — The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43 Wikipedia ↗
1943 — The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wikipedia ↗
1941 — World War II: Holocaust in Kiev, Ukraine: German Einsatzgruppe C complete Babi Yar massacre. Wikipedia ↗
1939 — World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes commander-in-chief of the Polish Government in exile. Wikipedia ↗
1939 — NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game between the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and the Fordham Rams. Fordham won the game 34-7. Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, allowing Germany to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Wikipedia ↗
1938 — The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations". Wikipedia ↗
1935 — The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated. Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season. Wikipedia ↗
1922 — University of Alabama opened the football season with a 110-0 victory over the Marion Military Institute which still stands as the school record for largest margin of victory and as their only 100 point game. Wikipedia ↗
1915 — Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire. Wikipedia ↗
1907 — McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio. Wikipedia ↗
1906 — The Royal Galician Academy, Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in Havana. Wikipedia ↗
1903 — The new Gresham's School is officially opened by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood. Wikipedia ↗
1888 — Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. Wikipedia ↗
1882 — Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. Wikipedia ↗
1860 — Britain's first tram service begins in Birkenhead, Merseyside. Wikipedia ↗
1813 — Battle of Bárbula: Simón Bolívar defeats Santiago Bobadilla. Wikipedia ↗
1791 — The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria. Wikipedia ↗
1791 — The National Constituent Assembly in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as "incorruptible patriots". Wikipedia ↗
1744 — France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo. Wikipedia ↗
1551 — Tainei-ji incident: A coup in Yamaguchi by the military establishment of the Ōuchi clan forces their lord Ōuchi Yoshitaka to commit suicide, and the city is burned. Wikipedia ↗
1541 — Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance. Wikipedia ↗
1399 — Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. Wikipedia ↗
737 — Battle of the Baggage: Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus and capture their baggage train. Wikipedia ↗
489 — Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under king Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time at Verona (Northern Italy). Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 30

2002 — Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress Wikipedia ↗
1997 — Yana Kudryavtseva, Russian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1997 — Max Verstappen, Dutch Formula One driver Wikipedia ↗
1996 — Jacob Host, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Aliya Mustafina, Russian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1989 — André Weis, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Eglė Staišiūnaitė, Lithuanian hurdler Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Aida Garifullina, Russian operatic soprano Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Olivier Giroud, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Martin Guptill, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Ben Lovett, Welsh musician and songwriter (Mumford & Sons) Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Cristián Zapata, Colombian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Adam Cooney, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — David Gower, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Téa Obreht, Serbian-American author Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Cristian Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — T-Pain, American rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Georgios Eleftheriou, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Boniek Forbes, Guinea-Bissau footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Andreea Răducan, Romanian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Lacey Chabert, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Ryane Clowe, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Yan Stastny, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Dmytro Boyko, Ukrainian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Cecelia Ahern, Irish author Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Martina Hingis, Czechoslovakia-born Swiss tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Milagros Sequera, Venezuelan tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Cameron Bruce, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Roy Carroll, Northern Irish goalkeeper and manager Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Nick Curran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Georgie Bingham, British radio and television presenter Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Jay Asher, American author Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Marion Cotillard, French-American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Jeremy Giambi, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Tom Greatrex, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Ben Phillips, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Daniel Wu, American-born Hong Kong actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Jamal Anderson, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Ari Behn, Danish-Norwegian author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
1972 — John Campbell, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Mayumi Kojima, Japanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1972 — José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Jenna Elfman, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Tony Hale, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Damian Mori, Australian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Gintaras Einikis, Lithuanian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Chris von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Emmanuelle Houdart, Swiss-French author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Gary Armstrong, Scottish rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Markus Burger, German pianist, composer, and educator Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Omid Djalili, English comedian, actor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Trey Anastasio, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and fashion model Wikipedia ↗
1963 — David Barbe, American bass player and producer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Gary Coyne, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Eric Stoltz, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Mel Stride, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Eric van de Poele, Belgian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Julia Adamson, Canadian-English keyboard player, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Nicola Griffith, English-American author Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Miki Howard, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Blanche Lincoln, American politician Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Ettore Messina, Italian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Marty Stuart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Fran Drescher, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Trevor Morgan, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Andy Bechtolsheim, German engineer, co-founded Sun Microsystems Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Frankie Kennedy, Northern Irish flute player (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Basia, Polish singer-songwriter and record producer Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Scott Fields, American guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Patrice Rushen, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Matt Abts, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Deborah Allen, American country music singer-songwriter, author, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1952 — John Lombardo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1951 — John Lloyd, English screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Barry Marshall, Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Simon White, English astrophysicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Laura Esquivel, Mexican author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Victoria Tennant, English actress and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Craig Kusick, American baseball player and coach (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Marc Bolan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Rula Lenska, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Fran Brill, American actress, singer, and puppeteer Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Leader of the House of Lords Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Jochen Mass, German race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Paul Sheahan, Australian cricketer and educator Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Claude Vorilhon, French journalist, founded Raëlism Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Richard Edwin Hills, English astronomer and academic Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Ehud Olmert, Israeli lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Israel Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Diane Dufresne, Canadian singer and painter Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Red Robbins, American basketball player (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Johann Deisenhofer, German-American biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Marilyn McCoo, American singer Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Philip Moore, English organist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Ian Ogilvy, English-American actor, playwright, and author Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Gus Dudgeon, English record producer (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Samuel F. Pickering, Jr., American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Kamalesh Sharma, Indian academic and diplomat, 5th Commonwealth Secretary General Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Reine Wisell, Swedish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Claudia Card, American philosopher and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Harry Jerome, Canadian sprinter (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Dewey Martin, Canadian-American drummer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Len Cariou, Canadian actor Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Anthony Green, English painter and academic Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Alan Hacker, English clarinet player and educator (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Jurek Becker, Polish-German author (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Valentyn Sylvestrov, Ukrainian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Gary Hocking, Rhodesian motorcycle racer (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Sevgi Soysal, Turkish author (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Johnny Mathis, American singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Alan A'Court, English footballer and manager (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Udo Jürgens, Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Anna Kashfi, Indian-American actress (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Michel Aoun, Lebanese general and politician, President of Lebanon Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Cissy Houston, American singer Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author, playwright, and politician, Governor of Tokyo Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Angie Dickinson, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Teresa Gorman, English educator and politician (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Carol Fenner, American author and illustrator (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Vassilis Papazachos, Greek seismologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Filipino politician, diplomat and writer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Dorothee Sölle, German theologian and author (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Elie Wiesel, Romanian-American author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Ray Willsey, Canadian-American football player and coach (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — W. S. Merwin, American poet and translator Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Heino Kruus, Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Arkady Ostashev, Russian engineer and educator (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Donald Swann, Welsh-English pianist and composer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Lamont Johnson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Deborah Kerr, Scottish-English actress (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American cellist and educator Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Roberto Bonomi, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Elizabeth Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗