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==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.

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1207]] &ndash; [[Rumi]], Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273){{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
*[[1227]] &ndash; [[Pope Nicholas IV]] (d. 1292)<ref>{{cite book|author=Kristin M. Casaletto|title=Pope Nicholas IV: Franciscan Infuluence on Late Thirteenth-Century Art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZZO6z_zOCcC|year=1992|publisher=Michigan State University. Department of Art}}</ref>
*[[1530]] &ndash; [[Girolamo Mercuriale]], Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)
*[[1550]] &ndash; [[Michael Maestlin]], German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1631)
===1601–1900===
*[[1622]] &ndash; [[Johann Sebastiani]], German composer (d. 1683)
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[Jacques Aubert]], French violinist and composer (d. 1753)
*[[1700]] &ndash; [[Stanisław Konarski]], Polish monk, poet, and playwright (d. 1773)
*[[1710]] &ndash; [[John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford]], English politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (d. 1771)
*[[1714]] &ndash; [[Étienne Bonnot de Condillac]], French epistemologist and philosopher (d. 1780)
*[[1732]] &ndash; [[Jacques Necker]], Swiss-French politician, [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] (d. 1804)
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[Christian Ehregott Weinlig]], German cantor and composer (d. 1813)
*[[1765]] &ndash; [[José María Morelos]], Mexican priest and general (d. 1815)<ref>{{cite web|website=Cultura Colectivo|title=A 253 años de su natalicio, ¿quién fue Morelos?|author=Liss Andrade|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=July 17, 2019|language=es|trans-title=253 years after his birth, who was Morelos? |url=https://news.culturacolectiva.com/mexico/quien-fue-jose-maria-morelos-y-pavon/}}</ref>
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Decimus Burton]], English architect, designed the [[Pharos Lighthouse (Fleetwood)|Pharos Lighthouse]] (d. 1881)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[John Rae (explorer)|John Rae]], Scottish physician and explorer (d. 1893)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Lucinda Hinsdale Stone]], American feminist, educator, and philanthropist (d. 1900)<ref name="Society1908">{{cite book|author=Michigan State Historical Society|title=Michigan Historical Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SxIzAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA336|edition=Public domain|volume=14|year=1908|publisher=Michigan State Historical Society|pages=336–}}</ref>
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Ellis H. Roberts]], American journalist and politician, 20th [[Treasurer of the United States]] (d. 1918)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Ann Jarvis]], American activist, co-founded [[Mother's Day (United States)|Mother's Day]] (d. 1905)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Remigio Morales Bermúdez]], Peruvian politician, 56th [[President of Peru]] (d. 1894)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Charles Villiers Stanford]], Irish composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1924)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[William Wrigley, Jr.]], American businessman, founded [[Wrigley Company]] (d. 1932)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Reinhard Scheer]], German admiral (d. 1928)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Thomas W. Lamont]], American banker and philanthropist (d. 1948)
*  1870   &ndash; [[Jean Baptiste Perrin]], French-American physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1942)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Hans Geiger]], German physicist and academic (d. 1945)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Bernhard Rust]], German educator and politician (d. 1945)
*  1883   &ndash; [[Nora Stanton Blatch Barney]], American civil engineer, architect, and suffragist (d. 1971)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Lil Dagover]], Indonesian-German actress (d. 1980)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1964)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Lewis Milestone]], Moldovan-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1980)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Alfred Wintle]], Russian-English soldier and politician (d. 1966)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Charlotte Wolff]], German-English physician and psychotherapist (d. 1986)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Renée Adorée]], French-American actress (d. 1933)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois]] (d. 1977)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire|Edgar Parin d'Aulaire]], German-American author and illustrator (d. 1986)
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Thelma Terry]], American bassist and bandleader (d. 1966)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Waldo Williams]], Welsh poet and academic (d. 1971)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Nevill Francis Mott]], English physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1996)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Michael Powell]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Mireille Hartuch]], French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1996)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[David Oistrakh]], Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (d. 1974)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Jussi Kekkonen]], Finnish captain (d. 1962)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Gustave Gilbert]], American psychologist (d. 1977)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Kenny Baker (American performer)|Kenny Baker]], American singer and actor (d. 1985)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Bill Walsh (producer)|Bill Walsh]], American screenwriter and producer (d. 1975)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Lester Maddox]], American businessman and politician, 75th [[Governor of Georgia]] (d. 2003)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Yuri Lyubimov]], Russian actor and director (d. 2014)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Buddy Rich]], American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Lewis Nixon III|Lewis Nixon]], U.S. Army captain (d. 1995)
*  1918   &ndash; [[René Rémond]], French historian and economist (d. 2007)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Roberto Bonomi]], Argentinian race car driver (d. 1992)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Elizabeth Gilels]], Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (d. 2008)
*  1919   &ndash; [[William L. Guy]], American lieutenant and politician, 26th [[Governor of North Dakota]] (d. 2013)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Patricia Neway]], American soprano and actress (d. 2012)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Deborah Kerr]], Scottish-English actress (d. 2007)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1921   &ndash; [[Aldo Parisot]], Brazilian-American cellist and educator (d. 2018)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Lamont Johnson]], American actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Donald Swann]], Welsh-English pianist and composer  (d. 1994)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Truman Capote]], American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1984)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Arkady Ostashev]], Russian engineer and [[scientist]] in the former [[Soviet space program]] (d. 1998)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Heino Kruus]], Estonian basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]], American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2010)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[W. S. Merwin]], American poet and translator (d. 2019)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Elie Wiesel]], Romanian-American author, academic, and activist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1928   &ndash; [[Ray Willsey]], Canadian-American football player and coach (d. 2013)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Carol Fenner]], American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Vassilis Papazachos]], Greek seismologist and academic (d. 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newsroom |date=2022-11-10 |title=Seismologist Vassilis Papazachos dead at 92 {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1197558/seismologist-vassilis-papazachos-dead-at-92/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=www.ekathimerini.com |language=English}}</ref>
*  1929   &ndash; [[Leticia Ramos-Shahani]], Filipino politician, diplomat and writer (d. 2017)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Dorothee Sölle]], German theologian and author (d. 2003)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Angie Dickinson]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1931   &ndash; [[Teresa Gorman]], English educator and politician (d. 2015)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Shintaro Ishihara]], Japanese author, playwright, and politician, [[Governor of Tokyo]] (d. 2022)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Johnny Podres]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2008)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Cissy Houston]], American singer<ref name="AP"></ref> (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-07 |title=Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston's mother, dies at 91 |url=https://apnews.com/article/cissy-houston-dead-whitney-houston-mother-de8e3486134c7acd599ee3f16fb997c6 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Alan A'Court]], English footballer and manager (d. 2009)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Udo Jürgens]], Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2014)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Anna Kashfi]], Indian-American actress (d. 2015)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Johnny Mathis]], American singer and actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 30, 2022 includes celebrities Monica Bellucci, Trey Anastasio |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-30-2022-includes-celebrities-monica-bellucci-trey-anastasio.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=30 September 2022}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Jim Sasser]], American lawyer and politician, 6th [[United States Ambassador to China]] (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-11 |title=Tennessee senator and ambassador to China Jim Sasser has died |url=https://apnews.com/article/jim-sasser-died-obituary-tennessee-f12eaea7e3884c53ac6b49701a80764a |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*  1936   &ndash; [[Sevgi Soysal]], Turkish author (d. 1976)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Jurek Becker]], Polish-German author (d. 1997)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Valentyn Sylvestrov]], Ukrainian pianist and composer
*  1937   &ndash; [[Gary Hocking]], Rhodesian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Alan Hacker]], English clarinet player and educator (d. 2012)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Len Cariou]], Canadian actor<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1939   &ndash; [[Anthony Green (painter)|Anthony Green]], English painter and academic (d. 2023)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Jean-Marie Lehn]], French chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Claudia Card]], American philosopher and academic (d. 2015)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Harry Jerome]], Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Dewey Martin (musician)|Dewey Martin]], Canadian-American drummer (d. 2009)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Samuel F. Pickering, Jr.]], American author and educator
*  1941   &ndash; [[Kamalesh Sharma]], Indian academic and diplomat, 5th [[Commonwealth Secretary General]]
*  1941   &ndash; [[Reine Wisell]], Swedish race car driver (d. 2022)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Gus Dudgeon]], English record producer (d. 2002)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Frankie Lymon]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1968)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Johann Deisenhofer]], German-American biochemist and biophysicist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1943   &ndash; [[Marilyn McCoo]], American singer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1943   &ndash; [[Philip Moore (organist)|Philip Moore]], English organist and composer
*  1943   &ndash; [[Ian Ogilvy]], English-American actor, playwright, and author
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Diane Dufresne]], Canadian singer and painter
*  1944   &ndash; [[Jimmy Johnstone]], Scottish footballer (d. 2006)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Red Robbins]], American basketball player (d. 2009)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Richard Edwin Hills]], English astronomer and academic (d. 2022)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Ehud Olmert]], Israeli lawyer and politician, 12th [[Prime Minister of Israel]]
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Fran Brill]], American actress, singer, and puppeteer
*  1946   &ndash; [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury]], English academic and politician, [[Leader of the House of Lords]]
*  1946   &ndash; [[Héctor Lavoe]], Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (d. 1993)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Jochen Mass]], German race car driver (d. 2025)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Paul Sheahan]], Australian cricketer and educator
*  1946   &ndash; [[Claude Vorilhon]], French journalist, founded [[Raëlism]]
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Marc Bolan]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1977)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Rula Lenska]], English actress 
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Craig Kusick]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Michel Tognini]], French pilot, engineer, military officer and astronaut<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |title=Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program |date=2016 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham |isbn=9783319241630 |page=270}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Laura Esquivel]], Mexican author and screenwriter
*  1950   &ndash; [[Victoria Tennant]], English actress and dancer<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[John Lloyd (producer)|John Lloyd]], English screenwriter and producer
*  1951   &ndash; [[Barry Marshall]], Australian physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1951   &ndash; [[Simon White]], English astrophysicist and academic
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[John Finn]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1952   &ndash; [[John Lombardo]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Matt Abts]], American drummer
*  1953   &ndash; [[Deborah Allen]], American country music singer-songwriter, author, and actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Basia]], Polish singer-songwriter and record producer
*  1954   &ndash; [[John Drew (basketball)|John Drew]], American basketball player (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Drew |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76598/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1954   &ndash; [[Scott Fields]], American guitarist and composer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Patrice Rushen]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1954   &ndash; [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Andy Bechtolsheim]], German engineer, co-founded [[Sun Microsystems]]
*  1955   &ndash; [[Frankie Kennedy]], Northern Irish flute player  (d. 1994)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Trevor Morgan (footballer)|Trevor Morgan]], English footballer and manager
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Fran Drescher]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Marty Stuart]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Ettore Messina]], Italian basketball player and coach
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Julia Adamson]], Canadian-English keyboard player, composer, and producer 
*  1960   &ndash; [[Nicola Griffith]], English-American author
*  1960   &ndash; [[Miki Howard]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress 
*  1960   &ndash; [[Blanche Lincoln]], American politician
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Crystal Bernard]], American actress and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Gary Coyne]], Australian rugby league player
*  1961   &ndash; [[Eric Stoltz]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Mel Stride]], English politician
*  1961   &ndash; [[Eric van de Poele]], Belgian race car driver
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Marley Marl]], American record producer and rapper<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[David Barbe]], American bass player and producer 
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Trey Anastasio]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Monica Bellucci]], Italian actress and fashion model<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Omid Djalili]], English comedian, actor, and producer
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Gary Armstrong (rugby)|Gary Armstrong]], Scottish rugby player
*  1966   &ndash; [[Markus Burger]], German pianist, composer, and educator
*  1966   &ndash; [[Angus Taylor (politician)|Angus Taylor]], Australian politician<ref>{{Cite web|title=ParlInfo - Biography for TAYLOR, the Hon. Angus James|url=https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:%22handbook/allmps/231027%22;querytype=;rec=0|access-date=2020-07-07|website=parlinfo.aph.gov.au}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Emmanuelle Houdart]], Swiss-French author and illustrator
*  1967   &ndash; [[Gibby Haynes]], American musician, radio personality and painter <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/20902?c=search&first=Gibson&last=Haynes | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906041906/http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/20902?c=search&first=Gibson&last=Haynes | archive-date=6 September 2012 | title=Texas Births, 1926-1995 }}</ref>
*  1967   &ndash; [[Andrea Roth]], Canadian actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Gintaras Einikis]], Lithuanian basketball player
*  1969   &ndash; [[Amy Landecker]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Silas Weir Mitchell (actor)|Silas Weir Mitchell]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Chris von Erich]], American wrestler (d. 1991)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Tony Hale]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Damian Mori]], Australian footballer and manager
*  1970   &ndash; [[Eric Piatkowski]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Piatkowski |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/15/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Jenna Elfman]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Jamal Anderson]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1972   &ndash; [[Ari Behn]], Danish-Norwegian author and playwright (d. 2019)
*  1972   &ndash; [[John Campbell (bassist)|John Campbell]], American bass player and songwriter 
*  1972   &ndash; [[Mayumi Kojima]], Japanese singer-songwriter
*  1972   &ndash; [[José Lima]], Dominican baseball player (d. 2010)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Rubén Wolkowyski]], Argentine basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruben Wolkowyski |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2106/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Jeremy Giambi]], American baseball player (d. 2022)
*  1974   &ndash; [[Tom Greatrex]], English politician
*  1974   &ndash; [[Ashley Hamilton]], American actor and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Ben Phillips (cricketer)|Ben Phillips]], English cricketer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Daniel Wu]], American–born Hong Kong actor, director, and producer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Jay Asher]], American author
*  1975   &ndash; [[Ta-Nehisi Coates]], American author and journalist<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Marion Cotillard]], French actress and singer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Carlos Guillén]], Venezuelan baseball player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Laure Pequegnot]], French skier<ref name=sr>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/laure-pequegnot-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417194101/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/laure-pequegnot-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Laure Pequegnot Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Christopher Jackson (actor)|Christopher Jackson]], American actor, singer, musician, and composer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1976   &ndash; [[Georgie Bingham]], British radio and television presenter  
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Roy Carroll]], Northern Irish goalkeeper and manager
*  1977   &ndash; [[Nick Curran]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012) 
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Małgorzata Glinka-Mogentale]], Polish volleyball player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Candice Michelle]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mac |first1=Eddie |title=This Day in Wrestling History (Sept. 30): Puro Legends Debut |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2016/9/30/13057810/this-day-in-wrestling-history-sept-30-candice-michelle-giant-baba-antonio-inoki |publisher=[[CageSide Seats]] |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=30 September 2016}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Daniel Grossberg]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission |url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=30 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=legislature.ky.gov}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Cameron Bruce]], Australian footballer and coach
*  1979   &ndash; [[Andy van der Meyde]], Dutch footballer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Martina Hingis]], Swiss tennis player<ref name="UPI"></ref> 
*  1980   &ndash; [[Milagros Sequera]], Venezuelan tennis player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Toni Trucks]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Cecelia Ahern]], Irish author
*  1981   &ndash; [[Dominique Moceanu]], American gymnast<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Dmytro Boyko]], Ukrainian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Lacey Chabert]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1982   &ndash; [[Ryane Clowe]], Canadian ice hockey player 
*  1982   &ndash; [[Kieran Culkin]], American actor<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 30: Maddie Ziegler, Lacey Chabert |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/30/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-30-Maddie-Ziegler-Lacey-Chabert/6601664506170/#:~:text=30%3A%20Maddie%20Ziegler%2C%20Lacey%20Chabert%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=30 September 2022}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Andrew Hastie]], Australian politician<ref>{{cite news |title=More than just that army guy |url=https://heraldsun.com.au/news/from-fighting-taliban-to-federal-politics-andrew-hastie-was-born-to-serve/news-story/af994f98fccf82ea9385ae465c00bc7c |work=[[Herald Sun]] |date=5 December 2015}}</ref> 
*  1982   &ndash; [[Seth Smith]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Seth Smith |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/seth-smith-452234 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Yan Stastny]], Canadian-American ice hockey player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Boniek Forbes]], Guinea-Bissau footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Adam Jones (American football)|Adam Jones]], American football player and analyst<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Jones |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/8421/adam-jones |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Andreea Răducan]], Romanian gymnast
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Georgios Eleftheriou]], Greek footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[T-Pain]], American rapper, producer, and actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Adam Cooney]], Australian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[David Gower (rugby league)|David Gower]], Australian rugby league player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Téa Obreht]], Serbian-American author
*  1985   &ndash; [[Cristian Rodríguez]], Uruguayan footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Olivier Giroud]], French footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Martin Guptill]], New Zealand cricketer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Ki Hong Lee]], American actor<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Ben Lovett (British musician)|Ben Lovett]], Welsh musician and songwriter
*  1986   &ndash; [[Cristián Zapata]], Colombian footballer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Aida Garifullina]], Russian operatic soprano
*  1987   &ndash; [[Kenley Jansen]], Curaçaoan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenley Jansen |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/kenley-jansen-445276 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Natalie Eggermont]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Natalie Eggermont |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=08040&lactivity=56 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=2 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Eglė Staišiūnaitė]], Lithuanian hurdler
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Jasmine Thomas (basketball)|Jasmine Thomas]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jasmine Thomas |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/202662/jasmine-thomas |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[André Weis]], German footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[David Bakhtiari]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=David Bakhtiari |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15963/david-bakhtiari |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Joffrey Lauvergne]], French basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joffrey Lauvergne |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203530/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Thomas Röhler]], German javelin thrower<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Röhler|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/germany/thomas-rohler-255897|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Bria Hartley]], French-American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bria Hartley |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/203829/bria-hartley |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Ezra Miller]], American actor and singer<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Aliya Mustafina]], Russian gymnast
*  1994   &ndash; [[Wayne Selden Jr.]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Wayne Selden |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1627782/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Aaron Holiday]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Holiday |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628988/aaron-holiday |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Jacob Host]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Yana Kudryavtseva]], Russian gymnast
*  1997   &ndash; [[Max Verstappen]], Dutch race car driver
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Landon Dickerson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Landon Dickerson |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4035624/landon-dickerson |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Yui Imaizumi]], Japanese actress, singer, model, and television personality<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.imaizumi-yui.com/profile/ |website=Yui Imaizumi Official Site |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=ja}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Trevi Moran]], American YouTuber and singer
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Levi Miller]], Australian actor and model
*  2002   &ndash; [[Tara Würth]], Croatian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tara Wurth {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/330236/tara-wurth |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*  2002   &ndash; [[Maddie Ziegler]], American dancer and actress<ref name="UPI"></ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 420|420]] &ndash; [[Jerome]], Roman priest, theologian, and saint
* [[653]] &ndash; [[Honorius of Canterbury]], Italian archbishop and saint<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bellenger |first1=Dominic Aidan |last2=Fletcher |first2=Stella |title=The Mitre and the Crown: A History of the Archbishops of Canterbury |date=17 February 2005 |publisher=History Press |isbn=978-0-7524-9495-1 |page=149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbA7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT149 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[940]] &ndash; [[Fan Yanguang]], Chinese general
* [[954]] &ndash; [[Louis IV of France]] (b. 920)
*[[1101]] &ndash; [[Anselm IV (archbishop of Milan)|Anselm IV]], Italian archbishop
*[[1246]] &ndash; [[Yaroslav II of Vladimir]] (b. 1191)
*[[1288]] &ndash; [[Leszek II the Black]], Polish prince, Duke of [[Łęczyca]], [[Sieradz]], [[Kraków]], [[Sandomierz]] (b. 1241)
*[[1376]] &ndash; [[Adelaide of Vianden]], German countess<ref>{{cite book |last=Dek |first=A.W.E. |date=1970 |title=Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau |language=nl |location=Zaltbommel |publisher=Europese Bibliotheek |page=66 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=De Roo van Alderwerelt |first=J.K.H. |date=1960 |title=De graven van Vianden. Bijdrage tot een genealogie van het geslacht der graven van Vianden tot de vererving van het graafschap in het Nassause huis |language=nl |journal=De Nederlandsche Leeuw, Maandblad van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde |volume=1960 |issue=6 |page=196 }}</ref>
*[[1440]] &ndash; [[Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn]], Welsh soldier and politician (b. 1362)
*[[1487]] &ndash; [[John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (b. 1400)
*[[1551]] &ndash; [[Ōuchi Yoshitaka]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1507)
*[[1560]] &ndash; [[Melchior Cano]], Spanish theologian (b. 1525)
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía]], Spanish priest and saint, 3rd [[Superior General of the Society of Jesus]] (b. 1510)
*[[1581]] &ndash; [[Hubert Languet]], French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518)
===1601–1900===
*[[1626]] &ndash; [[Nurhaci]], Chinese emperor (b. 1559)
*[[1628]] &ndash; [[Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke]], English poet and politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1554)
*[[1770]] &ndash; [[Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham]], English politician and diplomat, [[Secretary of State for the Southern Department]] (b. 1695)
*  1770   &ndash; [[George Whitefield]], English-American priest and theologian (b. 1714)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Samuel David Luzzatto]], Italian poet and scholar (b. 1800)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Per Gustaf Svinhufvud af Qvalstad]], Swedo-Finnish treasurer of [[Tavastia (historical province)|Tavastia province]], manor host, and paternal grandfather of President [[P. E. Svinhufvud]] (b. 1804)<ref>[http://www.kolumbus.fi/hmhalonen/Taulut/wc02/wc02_440.htm Taulut: Peter Gustaf Svinhufvud af Qvalstad & Ulrica Charlotta von Kraemer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129141950/http://www.kolumbus.fi/hmhalonen/Taulut/wc02/wc02_440.htm |date=2021-11-29 }} (in Finnish)</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://suomenpresidentit.fi/svinhufvud/?lang=en| title = PEHR EVIND SVINHUFVUD (1861—1944), 1ST REGENT OF FINLAND (1918), 3RD PRESIDENT OF FINLAND (1931—1937)| date = 26 November 2016}}</ref>
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Georges Ernest Boulanger]], French general and politician, [[Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of War]] (b. 1837)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Thérèse of Lisieux]], French nun and saint (b. 1873)
===1901–present===
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Maurice Lévy]], French mathematician and engineer (b. 1838)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Fanya Baron]], Lithuanian Jewish anarchist (b. 1887)<ref>{{cite book|last=Avrich|first=Paul|author-link=Paul Avrich|year=1971|orig-year=1967|chapter=The Downfall of Russian Anarchism|title=[[The Russian Anarchists]]|location=[[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]]|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]]|pages=232–233|isbn=0-691-00766-7|lccn=66-25418|oclc=14508600}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Hans-Joachim Marseille]], German captain and pilot (b. 1919)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Franz Oppenheimer]], German-American sociologist and economist (b. 1864)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Takashi Sakai]], Japanese general and politician, [[Governor of Hong Kong]] (b. 1887)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[James Dean]], American actor (b. 1931)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Henry Barwell]], Australian politician, 28th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1877)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Onésime Gagnon]], Canadian scholar and politician, 20th [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] (b. 1888)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Peter Pitseolak]], Canadian photographer and author (b. 1902)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Carlos Prats]], Chilean general and politician, [[Ministry of National Defense (Chile)|Chilean Minister of Defense]] (b. 1915)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Mary Ford]], American singer and guitarist (b. 1924)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Edgar Bergen]], American actor and ventriloquist (b. 1903)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Charles Francis Richter]], American seismologist and physicist (b. 1900)
*  1985   &ndash; [[Simone Signoret]], French actress (b. 1921)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Nicholas Kaldor]], Hungarian-British economist (b. 1908)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Alfred Bester]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1913)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Al Holbert]], American race car driver (b. 1946)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Drew Shafer]], American LGBT rights activist from Missouri (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scharlau |first=Kevin |title=Drew Robert Shafer – Profiles in Kansas City Activism |url=https://info.umkc.edu/kcactivism/?page_id=116 |access-date=2023-07-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Virgil Thomson]], American composer and critic (b. 1896)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Rob Moroso]], American race car driver (b. 1968)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Alice Parizeau]], Polish-Canadian journalist and author (b. 1930)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Patrick White]], Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1912)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Toma Zdravković]], Serbian singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[André Michel Lwoff]], French microbiologist and virologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1902)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1965 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1965/lwoff/biographical/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Marius Goring]], English actor (b. 1912)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Dan Quisenberry]], American baseball player and poet (b. 1953)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Robert Lewis Taylor]], American soldier and author (b. 1912)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Göran Kropp]], Swedish race car driver and mountaineer (b. 1966)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Hans-Peter Tschudi]], Swiss lawyer and politician, 63rd [[President of the Swiss Confederation]] (b. 1913)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Yusuf Bey]], American activist, founded [[Your Black Muslim Bakery]] (b. 1935)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Ronnie Dawson (musician)|Ronnie Dawson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Robert Kardashian]], American lawyer and businessman (b. 1944)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Gamini Fonseka]], Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician (b. 1936)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Jacques Levy]], American director and songwriter (b. 1935)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Michael Relph]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[J. B. Jeyaretnam]], Singaporean lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Stephen J. Cannell]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1941)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Anwar al-Awlaki]], American-Yemeni terrorist (b. 1971)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Ralph M. Steinman]], Canadian-American immunologist and biologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1943)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Turhan Bey]], Austrian actor and producer (b. 1922)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Barry Commoner]], American biologist, academic, and politician (b. 1917)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Bobby Jaggers]], American wrestler and engineer (b. 1948)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Clara Stanton Jones]], American librarian (b. 1913)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Barbara Ann Scott]], Canadian-American figure skater (b. 1928)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Boris Šprem]], Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th [[Speaker of the Croatian Parliament]] (b. 1956)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Janet Powell]], Australian educator and politician (b. 1942)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Martin Lewis Perl]], American physicist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1927)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Guido Altarelli]], Italian-Swiss physicist and academic (b. 1941)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Claude Dauphin (businessman)|Claude Dauphin]], French businessman (b. 1951)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Göran Hägg]], Swedish author and critic (b. 1947)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Monty Hall]], American game show host (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hevesi |first1=Dennis |title=Monty Hall, Co-Creator and Host of 'Let's Make a Deal,' Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/obituaries/monty-hall-dead-lets-make-a-deal.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=28 September 2022 |date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
*  2017 &ndash; [[Vladimir Voevodsky]], Russian-American mathematician (b. 1966)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vladimir Voevodsky - Biography |url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Voevodsky/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Maths History |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Kim Larsen]], Danish rock musician (b. 1945)
*  2018 &ndash; [[Geoffrey Hayes]], British television presenter and actor (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/oct/01/geoffrey-hayes-rainbow-obituary|title=Geoffrey Hayes obituary|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|date=1 October 2018|work=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
*  2018 &ndash; [[Sonia Orbuch]], Polish resistance fighter during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] educator. (b. 1925)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Sonia-Orbuch-Bay-Area-woman-who-fought-Nazis-as-13285186.php|title=Sonia Orbuch, Bay Area woman who fought Nazis as a girl, dies at 93 - SFChronicle.com|date=2018-10-09|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-10 |last1=Nolte |first1=By Carl }}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Victoria Braithwaite]], British research scientist who proved fish feel pain (b. 1967)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/24/victoria-braithwaite-obituary|title=Victoria Braithwaite obituary|last=Healy|first=Susan|date=24 October 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=31 October 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Koichi Sugiyama]], Japanese composer and orchestrator (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite web |title=Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer of Dragon Quest, dies at 90 |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2021/10/07/music/koichi-sugiyama-japanese-composer-dragon-quest-dies-90/ |website=[[The Japan Times]] |agency=[[Kyodo News]] |access-date=October 9, 2021|date=October 7, 2021}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Gavin Creel]], American actor, singer and songwriter (b. 1976)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=2024-09-30 |title=Gavin Creel, Broadway star known for 'Hello, Dolly!' and 'Waitress,' dead at 48 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/30/entertainment/gavin-creel-death/index.html |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Dikembe Mutombo]], Congolese-American basketball player (b. 1966)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title='Larger than life' Mutombo, 58, dies of brain cancer |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/41530918/hall-famer-dikembe-mutombo-dies-brain-cancer-age-58 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Humberto Ortega]], Nicaraguan military leader (b. 1947)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prensa |first=La |date=2024-09-30 |title=Muere Humberto Ortega, hermano menor del dictador de Nicaragua |url=https://www.laprensani.com/2024/09/30/politica/3384987-muere-humberto-ortega-hermano-menor-del-dictador-de-nicaragua |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=La Prensa |language=es}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Ken Page]], American actor and cabaret singer (b. 1954)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=2024-10-01 |title=Ken Page, Oogie Boogie in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' Dies at 70 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ken-page-dead-oogie-boogie-nightmare-before-christmas-1236018951/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Pete Rose]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite news |title=Pete Rose, MLB all-time hits leader, dies at 83 |url=https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2024/09/30/pete-rose-mlb-hits-leader-obituary/2808469001/ |access-date=30 September 2024 |publisher=Cincinnati.com |date=30 September 2024}}</ref> 
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==Holidays and observances==
*[[Agricultural Reform (Nationalization) Day]] ([[São Tomé and Príncipe]])
*[[Birth of Morelos]] ([[Mexico]])
*[[Blasphemy Day]], educates individuals and groups about blasphemy laws and defends freedom of expression<ref name="Goddard">{{cite web |last1=Goddard |first1=Debbie |title=CFI's Campaign for Free Expression and International Blasphemy Rights Day: An Origin Story |url=https://secularhumanism.org/2015/09/cont-cfis-campaign-for-free-expression-and-international-blasphemy-rights-d/ |website=secularhumanism.org |date=10 September 2015 |publisher=Free Inquiry |access-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707080822/https://secularhumanism.org/2015/09/cont-cfis-campaign-for-free-expression-and-international-blasphemy-rights-d/ |archive-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Public holidays in Poland#Holidays declared by statute|Boy's Day]] ([[Poland]])
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Gregory the Illuminator]]
**[[Honorius of Canterbury]]
**[[Jerome]]
**[[September 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Independence Day (Botswana)]] or [[Botswana Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Botswana]] from United Kingdom in 1966.
*[[International Translation Day]] ([[International Federation of Translators]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Orange Shirt Day|National Day for Truth and Reconciliation]] or Orange Shirt Day ([[Canada]])<ref>{{cite web |title=What is Orange Shirt Day? |url=https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-is-orange-shirt-day |website=cbc.ca |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bryden |first1=Joan |title=Royal assent given to bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/senate-unanimously-passes-bill-creating-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-574557492.html |website=Winnipeg Free Press |publisher=Bob Cox |access-date=June 4, 2021 |date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/30 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=09|day=30}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/30 |title=Historical Events on September 30 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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