[[pl:30 wrze%B6nia]] September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining.
Events:
- 1399 - Henry IV proclaimed King of England
- 1452 - First printed book, the Johann Gutenberg Bible
- 1846 - First use of ether as an anesthetic
- 1867 - United States takes control of Midway Island
- 1882 - The world's first hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin.
- 1885 - Bechuanaland becomes a British protectorate
- 1889 - Wyoming becomes the first U.S. state giving women the right to vote
- 1895 - Madagascar becomes a French protectorate
- 1935 - The Hoover Dam is dedicated
- 1935 - "The Adventures of Dick Tracy" first heard on the Mutual Radio Network.
- 1938 - Britain and France agree to allow Nazi Germany to occupy Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia. Munich Pact signed.
- 1947 - World Series, featuring New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.
- 1949 - Berlin Airlift ends
- 1954 - Submarine USS Nautilus launched as the first nuclear reactor powered vessel.
- 1960 - The last episode of "The Howdy Doody Show" on NBC.
- 1961 - Mayor Snyder of Oregon writes a check for $1.96 to cover the cost of the tea lost in the Boston Tea Party.
- 1962 - Cesar Chavez founds the United Farm Workers
- 1962 - James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying segregation
- 1966 - Botswana declares its independence
- 1980 - Ethernet specifications published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
- 1982 - Cyanide laced Tylenol kills six people in the Chicago, Illinois area
- 1991 - President Jean-Bertand Aristide of Haiti is forced from office
Births:
- 1882 - Hans Geiger, German physicist
- 1895 - Lewis Milestone, Russian/American movie director (+ 1980)
- 1913 - Bill Walsh, American movie producer and writer.
- 1917 - Buddy Rich, drummer (+ 1987)
- 1921 - Deborah Kerr, actress
- 1924 - Truman Capote, author (+ 1984)
- 1928 - Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, author, lecturer
- 1931 - Angie Dickinson, actress
- 1933 - Cissy Houston, singer, mother of Whitney Houston
- 1935 - Johnny Mathis, singer
- 1942 - Dewey Martin, drummer
- 1942 - Frankie Lymon, singer
- 1943 - Marilyn McCoo, singer
- 1947 - Marc Bolan, musician (+ 1977)
- 1954 - Barry Williams, actor
- 1961 - Eric Stoltz, actor
- 1980 - Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player
Deaths:
- 420 - Saint Jerome, translator of the Vulgate Bible
- 1581 - Hubert Languet, French diplomat
- 1913 - Rudolf Diesel, German inventor
- 1955 - James Dean, American actor
- 1976 - Mary Ford, singer
- 1985 - Simone Signoret, French actress
Holidays:
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
September 29 - October 1 - August 30 - October 30 - more historical anniversaries