Editing September 30 (section)

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[489]] &ndash; The [[Ostrogoths]] under [[Theoderic the Great]] [[Battle of Verona (489)|defeat]] the forces of [[Odoacer]] for the second time. 
*[[AD 737|737]] &ndash; The Turgesh [[Battle of the Baggage|drive back]] an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their baggage train.
*[[1139]] &ndash; A [[1139 Ganja earthquake|magnitude 7.7 earthquake]] strikes the [[Caucasus]] mountains in the [[Seljuk Empire]], causing mass destruction and killing up to 300,000 people.<ref name="Ulomov_&_Medvedeva_2014">{{Cite web |last1=Ulomov |first1=V.I. |last2=Medvedeva |first2=N.S. |title=Специализированный каталог землетрясений для задач общего сейсмического районирования территории Российской Федерации |trans-title=Specialized catalog of earthquakes for the purpose of general seismic zoning of the territory of the Russian Federation|year = 2014 |url=http://seismos-u.ifz.ru/documents/Eartquake-Catalog-%D0%A1%D0%9A%D0%97.pdf |publisher=O.Y. Smidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences}}</ref>
*[[1342]] &ndash; [[Battle of Morlaix]] in the [[Hundred Years' War]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sumption |first=Jonathan |title=The Hundred Years War. 1: Trial by battle |date=1990 |publisher=Faber and Faber |isbn=978-0-571-13895-1 |location=London |pages=399–404}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Burne |date=1999|orig-year=1955 |first=Alfred |title=The Crécy War |publisher=Wordsworth Editions |place=Ware, Hertfordshire |isbn=978-1-84022-210-4|author-link=Alfred Burne|pages=67–75}}</ref>
*[[1399]] &ndash; [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]] is proclaimed king of England.<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry IV {{!}} Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-IV-king-of-England |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1520]] &ndash; [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
*[[1541]] &ndash; Spanish conquistador [[Hernando de Soto]] and his forces enter [[Tula people|Tula]] territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.
*[[1551]] &ndash; [[Tainei-ji incident|A coup]] by the military establishment of Japan's Ōuchi clan forces their lord to commit suicide, and their city is burned.

===1601–1900===
*[[1736]] &ndash; 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=O’Mahony |first1=Anthony |editor1-last=Angold |editor1-first=Michael |title=The Cambridge History of Christianity  - Volume 5: Eastern Christianity |date=2008 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-81113-2|pages=519–520 |language=en |chapter=Syriac Christianity in the modern Middle East}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Moosa |first1=Matti |title=The Maronites in History |date=2005 |publisher=Gorgias Press |location=New York |isbn=1-59333-182-7|pages=270–272 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1744]] &ndash; War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the [[Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo]], but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.
*[[1791]] &ndash; The first performance of Mozart's opera ''[[The Magic Flute]]'' takes place two months before his death.
*  1791   &ndash; France's [[National Constituent Assembly (France)|National Constituent Assembly]] is dissolved, to be replaced the next day by the [[National Legislative Assembly (France)|National Legislative Assembly]].
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Georges Bizet]]'s opera ''[[Les pêcheurs de perles]]'', premiered in [[Paris]].<ref>{{Almanacco|match=Les pêcheurs de perles}}</ref>
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Thomas Edison]]'s first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as [[Vulcan Street Plant|Appleton Edison Light Company]]) begins operation.
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Jack the Ripper]] kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; The [[Royal Galician Academy]], the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in La Coruña, Spain.
*[[1907]] &ndash; The [[McKinley National Memorial]], the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
*[[1909]] &ndash; The Cunard Line's [[RMS Mauretania (1906)|RMS ''Mauretania'']] makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: [[Radoje Ljutovac]] becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Ukrainian War of Independence]]: [[Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine|Insurgent forces]] led by [[Nestor Makhno]] defeat the [[Central Powers]] at the [[battle of Dibrivka]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Darch |first1=Colin |title=Nestor Makhno and Rural Anarchism in Ukraine, 1917–1921 |date=2020 |language=en |isbn=978-0-7453-3888-0 |publisher=Pluto Press |location=London |page=32}}</ref>
*[[1935]] &ndash; The [[Hoover Dam]], astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
*[[1938]] &ndash; Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the [[Munich Agreement]], whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
*  1938   &ndash; The [[League of Nations]] unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: General [[Władysław Sikorski]] becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
*  1939   &ndash; NBC broadcasts the [[first televised American football game]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Babi Yar]] massacre comes to an end.
*[[1943]] &ndash; The [[United States Merchant Marine Academy]] is dedicated by President Roosevelt.
*[[1944]] &ndash; The Germans commence a [[Battle of the Nijmegen salient|counter offensive to retake the Nijmegen salient]], this having been captured by the allies during [[Operation Market Garden]].  
*[[1945]] &ndash; The [[Bourne End rail crash]], in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43.
*[[1947]] &ndash; The [[1947 World Series]] begins. It is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2&nbsp;million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
*  1947   &ndash; [[Pakistan]] joins the United Nations.
*[[1949]] &ndash; The [[Berlin Blockade#End of the blockade|Berlin Airlift]] ends.
*[[1954]] &ndash; The U.S. Navy submarine {{USS|Nautilus|SSN-571|6}} is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
*[[1965]] &ndash; Six [[Indonesian National Armed Forces|Indonesian Army]] generals were assassinated by the [[30 September Movement|September 30 Movement]]. The [[Communist Party of Indonesia|PKI]] was blamed for the latter, resulting in [[Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66|mass killings of suspected leftists]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shalihah|first=Nur Fitriatus|title=Hari Ini dalam Sejarah: Detik-detik Peristiwa G30S/PKI saat RRI Dikuasai|url=https://www.kompas.com/tren/read/2020/09/30/083013065/hari-ini-dalam-sejarah-detik-detik-peristiwa-g30s-pki-saat-rri-dikuasai|access-date=2022-08-11|website=www.kompas.com|date=30 September 2020 |publisher=[[Kompas]]}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the [[Botswana|Republic of Botswana]].
*[[1968]] &ndash; The [[Boeing 747]] is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
*[[1970]] &ndash; Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the [[Dawson's Field hijackings]].
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Malév Flight 240]] crashes into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] while on approach to [[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut International Airport]] in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]], killing 60.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154A HA-LCI Beirut International Airport (BEY)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750930-1|access-date=2021-09-29|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Finnair Flight 405]] is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in [[Oulu]], [[Finland]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Puintila |first=Lauri |title=Kaappari Lamminparras: Suomen ensimmäisen konekaappauksen tarina |publisher=[[Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö|WSOY]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-951-0-35501-5 |language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Ethernet]] specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
*[[1993]] &ndash; The 6.2 {{M|w}} [[1993 Latur earthquake|Latur earthquake]] shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum [[Modified Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VIII (''Severe'') killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
*[[1994]] – [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'']] is launched on [[STS-68]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Tom |title=STS-68, Endeavour, Space Radar Lab 2, Sep. 30-Oct. 11, 1994 |url=https://astronauttomjones.com/2017/10/04/sts-68-endeavour-space-radar-lab-2-sep-30-oct-11-1994-2/ |access-date=October 10, 2022 |website=Tom Jones Astronaut Speaker}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; The [[Tokaimura nuclear accidents|Tokaimura nuclear accident]] causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]: Twelve-year-old [[Killing of Muhammad al-Durrah|Muhammad al-Durrah]] is shot and killed on the second day of the [[Second Intifada]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/06/who-shot-mohammed-al-dura/302735/|title=Who Shot Mohammed al-Dura?|last=Fallows|first=James|date=2003-06-01|work=The Atlantic|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy|Controversial drawings of Muhammad]] are printed in a Danish newspaper.
*[[2009]] &ndash; The 7.6 {{M|w}} [[2009 Sumatra earthquakes|Sumatra earthquake]] leaves 1,115 people dead.
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Matthew]] becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
*  2016   &ndash; Two paintings with a combined value of $100&nbsp;million are recovered after having been [[Van Gogh Museum#Art thefts|stolen from the Van Gogh Museum]] in 2002.