What Happened on September 30th in History
60 historical events on this date
Ukrainian War of Independence: Insurgent forces led by Nestor Makhno defeats the Central Powers at the battle of Dibrivka.
The Ukrainian War of Independence, also referred to as the UkrainianâSoviet War in Ukraine, lasted from March 1917 to November 1921 and was part of the wider Russian Civil War. It saw the...
Ukrainian War of Independence: Insurgent forces led by Nestor Makhno defeats the Central Powers at the battle of Dibrivka.
The Ukrainian War of Independence, also referred to as the UkrainianâSoviet War in Ukraine, lasted from March 1917 to November 1921 and was part of the wider Russian Civil War. It saw the...
The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the boundary between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the...
The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the boundary between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the...
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 œ days.
The New York World-Telegram, later known as the New York World-Telegram and The Sun, was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966.
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 œ days.
The New York World-Telegram, later known as the New York World-Telegram and The Sun, was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966.
Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
The Munich Agreement was reached in Munich on 30 September 1938, by Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. The agreement provided for the German annexation of part of the First...
The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that...
Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
The Munich Agreement was reached in Munich on 30 September 1938, by Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. The agreement provided for the German annexation of part of the First...
The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that...
World War II: General WĆadysĆaw Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major...
NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.
The 1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game was a college football game between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets played on September 30, 1939. The game was played at Triborough...
World War II: General WĆadysĆaw Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major...
NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.
The 1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game was a college football game between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets played on September 30, 1939. The game was played at Triborough...
World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end.
Babi Yar or Babyn Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by Nazi Germany's forces during its campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. The first...
World War II: The Babi Yar massacre comes to an end.
Babi Yar or Babyn Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by Nazi Germany's forces during its campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. The first...
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is dedicated by President Roosevelt.
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen to serve as officers in the United States Merchant Marine, branches of...
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is dedicated by President Roosevelt.
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen to serve as officers in the United States Merchant Marine, branches of...
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.
The Battle of the Nijmegen salient or the Defence of the Nijmegen bridgehead was a series of engagements that took place in the Netherlands during World War II between 30 September and 8 October...
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.
The Battle of the Nijmegen salient or the Defence of the Nijmegen bridgehead was a series of engagements that took place in the Netherlands during World War II between 30 September and 8 October...
The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43.
The Bourne End rail crash occurred on 30 September 1945 when a sleeper train from Perth to London Euston derailed, killing 43. The cause was driver error, possibly compounded by ambiguous signalling...
The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43.
The Bourne End rail crash occurred on 30 September 1945 when a sleeper train from Perth to London Euston derailed, killing 43. The cause was driver error, possibly compounded by ambiguous signalling...
The 1947 World Series begins. It is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2Â million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series in seven games for their 11th World Series championship in team history. Yankees manager...
Pakistan joins the United Nations.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim...
The 1947 World Series begins. It is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2Â million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series in seven games for their 11th World Series championship in team history. Yankees manager...
Pakistan joins the United Nations.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim...
The Berlin Airlift ends.
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of postâWorld War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies'...
The Berlin Airlift ends.
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of postâWorld War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies'...
The U.S. Navy submarine USSÂ Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first nuclear-powered boat, nuclear-powered submarine, and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Her initial...
The U.S. Navy submarine USSÂ Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first nuclear-powered boat, nuclear-powered submarine, and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Her initial...
The Flintstones animated sitcom premieres on ABC television.
The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It was originally broadcast on ABC from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966 as the first animated series with a...
The Flintstones animated sitcom premieres on ABC television.
The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It was originally broadcast on ABC from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966 as the first animated series with a...
Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70% of its territory being a part of the Kalahari...
Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70% of its territory being a part of the Kalahari...
The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. It was conceived in response to the demand of...
The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. It was conceived in response to the demand of...
Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.
In September 1970, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked four airliners bound for New York City and one for London. Three aircraft were forced to land at...
Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.
In September 1970, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked four airliners bound for New York City and one for London. Three aircraft were forced to land at...
Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 60.
Malév Flight 240 was a regular service from Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, Hungary, to Beirut International Airport, Lebanon. On 30 September 1975, the aircraft operating the route, a...
Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 60.
Malév Flight 240 was a regular service from Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, Hungary, to Beirut International Airport, Lebanon. On 30 September 1975, the aircraft operating the route, a...
Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.
Finnair Flight 405 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Oulu and Helsinki, Finland, that was hijacked on 30 September 1978. The Finnair operated Sud Aviation Caravelle with 44...
Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.
Finnair Flight 405 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Oulu and Helsinki, Finland, that was hijacked on 30 September 1978. The Finnair operated Sud Aviation Caravelle with 44...
Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Ethernet is a family of wired computer networking standards designed for local area networks (LAN), access networks, and metropolitan area networks (MAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and...
Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Ethernet is a family of wired computer networking standards designed for local area networks (LAN), access networks, and metropolitan area networks (MAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and...
The 6.2 Mw⯠Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
The 1993 Latur earthquake struck India at 3:56 am local time (UTC+05:30) on 30 September. The main area affected were the districts of Latur and Osmanabad, including the Ausa block of Latur and...
The 6.2 Mw⯠Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
The 1993 Latur earthquake struck India at 3:56 am local time (UTC+05:30) on 30 September. The main area affected were the districts of Latur and Osmanabad, including the Ausa block of Latur and...
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational Shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th...
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational Shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th...
The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
The Tokaimura nuclear accidents were two nuclear incidents which occurred near the village of TĆkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The first accident occurred on 11 March 1997, producing an explosion...
The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
The Tokaimura nuclear accidents were two nuclear incidents which occurred near the village of TĆkai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The first accident occurred on 11 March 1997, producing an explosion...
IsraeliâPalestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.
Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the...
IsraeliâPalestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.
Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the...
Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published twelve editorial cartoons on 30 September 2005 depicting Muhammad, the prophet of Islam,...
Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published twelve editorial cartoons on 30 September 2005 depicting Muhammad, the prophet of Islam,...
The 7.6 Mw⯠Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
The first of the 2009 Sumatra earthquakes occurred on 30 September off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia with a moment magnitude of 7.6 at 17:16:10 local time. The epicenter was 45 kilometres (28Â mi)...
The 7.6 Mw⯠Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
The first of the 2009 Sumatra earthquakes occurred on 30 September off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia with a moment magnitude of 7.6 at 17:16:10 local time. The epicenter was 45 kilometres (28Â mi)...
Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
Hurricane Matthew was a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone which caused catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, as well as widespread devastation across Cuba, the Bahamas, and...
Two paintings with a combined value of $100Â million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
The Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum,...
Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
Hurricane Matthew was a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone which caused catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, as well as widespread devastation across Cuba, the Bahamas, and...
Two paintings with a combined value of $100Â million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
The Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum,...