# What happened on September 30 in history?

**Date:** September 30  
**Events recorded:** 49  
**Years spanned:** 489 – 2016  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/september/30/

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## Featured Event

**2016** — Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Matthew)

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## Events on this date

- **489** — The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrogoths))
- **737** — The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their baggage train. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_737))
- **1139** — A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes the Caucasus mountains in the Seljuk Empire, causing mass destruction and killing up to 300,000 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1139_Ganja_earthquake))
- **1342** — Battle of Morlaix is fought in the Hundred Years' War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Morlaix))
- **1399** — Henry IV is proclaimed king of England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England))
- **1520** — Suleiman the Magnificent becomes sultan of the Ottoman Empire. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleiman_the_Magnificent))
- **1541** — Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto))
- **1551** — A coup by the military establishment of Japan's Ōuchi clan forces their lord to commit suicide, and their city is burned. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainei-ji_incident))
- **1736** — The Lebanese Council of 1736 begins, a major turning point in the reform of the Maronite Church. In the following three days, the assembled Maronite and Latin clergy presided by Yusuf ibn Siman as-Simani discuss various reforms and elaborate rules and canons. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Council_of_1736))
- **1744** — War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Austrian_Succession))
- **1791** — The first performance of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute takes place two months before his death. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Flute))
- **1791** — France's National Constituent Assembly is dissolved, to be replaced the next day by the National Legislative Assembly. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Constituent_Assembly_(France)))
- **1863** — Georges Bizet's opera Les pêcheurs de perles, premieres in Paris. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Bizet))
- **1882** — Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant, the Vulcan Street Plant, begins operation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison))
- **1888** — Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper))
- **1906** — The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, is established in La Coruña, Spain. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Galician_Academy))
- **1907** — The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinley_National_Memorial))
- **1909** — The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Mauretania_(1906)))
- **1915** — World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I))
- **1918** — Ukrainian War of Independence: Insurgent forces led by Nestor Makhno defeats the Central Powers at the battle of Dibrivka. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_War_of_Independence))
- **1935** — The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam))
- **1936** — American journalists Herbert R. Ekins, reporter for the New York World-Telegram, Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York Journal and Leo Kieran of The New York Times start the race to travel around the world on commercial airline flights. The race takes 18 ½ days. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_World-Telegram))
- **1938** — Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement))
- **1938** — The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations". ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Nations))
- **1939** — World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1939** — NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Waynesburg_vs._Fordham_football_game))
- **1941** — World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babi_Yar))
- **1943** — The United States Merchant Marine Academy is dedicated by President Roosevelt. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy))
- **1944** — World War II:  the Germans commence a counter offensive to retake the Nijmegen salient, this having been captured by the allies during Operation Market Garden. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nijmegen_salient))
- **1945** — The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourne_End_rail_crash))
- **1947** — The 1947 World Series begins. It is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_World_Series))
- **1947** — Pakistan joins the United Nations. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan))
- **1949** — The Berlin Airlift ends. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Blockade))
- **1954** — The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nautilus_(SSN-571)))
- **1960** — The Flintstones animated sitcom premieres on ABC television. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones))
- **1966** — Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana))
- **1968** — The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747))
- **1970** — Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson's_Field_hijackings))
- **1975** — Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 60. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A9v_Flight_240))
- **1978** — Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnair_Flight_405))
- **1980** — Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Latur_earthquake))
- **1994** — Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour))
- **1999** — The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokaimura_nuclear_accidents))
- **2000** — Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict))
- **2005** — Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons_controversy))
- **2009** — The 7.6 Mw  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Sumatra_earthquakes))
- **2016** — Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Matthew))
- **2016** — Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Gogh_Museum))

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## Notable births on September 30

- **2003** — **Alberto Moleiro** — Spanish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Moleiro))
- **2002** — **Levi Miller** — Australian actor and model ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Miller))
- **2002** — **Maddie Ziegler** — American dancer and actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddie_Ziegler))
- **1998** — **Landon Dickerson** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Dickerson))
- **1998** — **Yui Imaizumi** — Japanese actress, singer, model, and television personality ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yui_Imaizumi))
- **1998** — **Trevi Moran** — American YouTuber and singer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevi_Moran))
- **1997** — **Yana Kudryavtseva** — Russian gymnast ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yana_Kudryavtseva))
- **1997** — **Max Verstappen** — Dutch race car driver ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Verstappen))
- **1996** — **Aaron Holiday** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Holiday))
- **1994** — **Aliya Mustafina** — Russian gymnast ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliya_Mustafina))

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## Notable deaths on September 30

- **2024** — **Gavin Creel** — American actor, singer and songwriter (born 1976) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Creel))
- **2024** — **Dikembe Mutombo** — Congolese-American basketball player (born 1966) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo))
- **2024** — **Humberto Ortega** — Nicaraguan military leader (born 1947) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberto_Ortega))
- **2024** — **Ken Page** — American actor and cabaret singer (born 1954) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Page))
- **2024** — **Pete Rose** — American baseball player and manager (born 1941) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rose))
- **2021** — **Koichi Sugiyama** — Japanese composer and orchestrator (born 1931) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Sugiyama))
- **2019** — **Victoria Braithwaite** — British research scientist who proved fish feel pain (born 1967) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Braithwaite))
- **2018** — **Kim Larsen** — Danish rock musician (born 1945) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Larsen))
- **2018** — **Geoffrey Hayes** — British television presenter and actor (born 1942) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Hayes))
- **2018** — **Sonia Orbuch** — Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (born 1925) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Orbuch))

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