Martín Vizcarra
President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru, resulting in a constitutional crisis.
What happened on September 30
40 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 737 to 2024.
Standout on September 30
2019
Martín Vizcarra
President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru, resulting in a constitutional crisis.
About September 30
September 30 is the 273rd day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 273 of 365 (274 in leap years)92 days left in the year (92 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Wednesday in 2026, Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029, Monday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 40 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♎ Libra (September 23 – October 22)
- Season
- Autumn in the north · Spring in the south
- September birthstone
- Sapphirewisdom, loyalty and nobility
- September birth flower
- Aster / Morning glorypatience, wisdom and affection
- Next occurrence
- In 338 days
- Roman numerals
- XXX.IXday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 475thSue Harukata1551
- 60thBotswana1966
- 40thJarron Gilbert1986
- 30thAaron Holiday1996
- 10thHurricane Matthew2016
- 10thVan Gogh Museum2016
- 5thKoichi Sugiyama2021
September 30 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Van Gogh Museum · Hurricane Matthew
- 25 years ago2001
- Nothing recorded
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on September 30 — ages this year
- 2003Alberto Moleiroturns 23
- 2002Levi Millerturns 24
- 2002Maddie Zieglerturns 24
- 1998Landon Dickersonturns 28
- 1998Yui Imaizumiturns 28
- 1998Trevi Moranturns 28
Historical events 40
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Van Gogh Museum
Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
Moment magnitude scale
A 7.6 MW earthquake struck off the southern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 1,115 and impacting an estimated 1.2 million people.
2009 Sumatra earthquakes
The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
Jyllands-Posten
The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published controversial editorial cartoons depicting Muhammad, sparking protests across the Islamic world by many who viewed them as Islamophobic and blasphemous.
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
Killing of Muhammad al-Durrah
Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah was shot dead in the Gaza Strip; the Israel Defense Forces initially accepted responsibility but retracted it five years later.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.
Tokaimura nuclear accidents
The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit organization that manages the assignment of domain names and IP addresses in the Internet, was incorporated.
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.
1993 Latur earthquake
The 6.2 Mw Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
Cheers
Cheers, an American television sitcom, debuted with its pilot episode on NBC.
Ethernet
Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Finnair Flight 405
Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.
Malév Flight 240
Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 60.
Boeing AH-64 Apache
The Boeing AH-64 Apache (example pictured), the primary attack helicopter for a number of countries, made its first flight.
Dawson's Field hijackings
Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.
Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
Botswana
Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.
The Flintstones
The Flintstones animated sitcom premieres on ABC television.
James Dean
American film actor James Dean suffered fatal injuries in a head-on car accident near Cholame, California.
USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Airlift ends.
Pakistan
Pakistan joins the United Nations.
1947 World Series
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.
Bourne End rail crash
The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43.
World War II
Second World War: General Władysław Sikorski (pictured) became the first prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
NBC
NBC broadcast the first televised American football game, between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets.
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Neville Chamberlain, and Édouard Daladier signed the Munich Agreement, stipulating that Czechoslovakia must cede the Sudetenland to Germany.
Times Square Theater
Times Square Theater (pictured) opened on Broadway with a production of The Mirage, a play written by its owner, Edgar Selwyn.
Nestor Makhno
Nestor Makhno and Fedir Shchus led insurgents to successfully ambush the Central Powers that occupied southern Ukraine during World War I.
Vulcan Street Plant
The Vulcan Street Plant in Appleton, Wisconsin, the first hydroelectric central station to serve a system of private and commercial customers in North America, went online.
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet's opera Les pêcheurs de perles premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart conducted the premiere of his last opera, The Magic Flute, in Vienna.
Sue Harukata
Sue Takafusa, a retainer of the Ōuchi clan in western Japan, led a coup against the daimyō Ōuchi Yoshitaka, leading to the latter's forced suicide.
Battle of Morlaix
An Anglo-Breton army defeated a far larger Franco-Breton force in the first land battle of the Hundred Years' War.
1139 Ganja earthquake
A violent earthquake struck the Caucasus near Ganja, killing up to an estimated 300,000 people.
AD 737
Muslim conquest of Transoxiana: Türgesh tribesmen attacked and captured the exposed baggage train of the Umayyad army, sent ahead of the main force.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Victoria Braithwaite
Victoria Braithwaite, British research scientist who proved fish feel pain (born 1967)
Sonia Orbuch
Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (born 1925)
Martin Lewis Perl
Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)
Barry Commoner
Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (born 1917)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Honorius of Canterbury
Christian feast day: Honorius of Canterbury
Public holidays in Mexico
Birth of Morelos (Mexico)
Jerome
Christian feast day: Jerome
Public holidays in Poland
Boy's Day (Poland)
Public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe
Agricultural Reform (Nationalization) Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
September 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: September 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Blasphemy Day
Blasphemy Day, educates individuals and groups about blasphemy laws and defends freedom of expression
Gregory the Illuminator
Christian feast day: Gregory the Illuminator
Spread across the centuries
- 8th century1
- 12th century1
- 14th century1
- 16th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century2
- 20th century43
- 21st century30
Earliest: AD 737 (737). Most recent: Dikembe Mutombo (2024).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about September 30
What day of the year is September 30?
September 30 is the 273rd day of the year, with 92 days left after it.
What star sign is September 30?
September 30 falls under Libra (September 23 – October 22), a air sign ruled by Venus. The birthstone for the month is Sapphire.
How many things happened on September 30?
We record 88 entries for September 30: 40 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 737 to 2024.
Who was born on September 30?
Alberto Moleiro (2003) is among the notable births on September 30. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the September 30 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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