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September 30

September 30's record stretches 1,231 years, from 737 to 1968. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on September 30?

September 30 is the 273rd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 737 and 1968. Famous people born on September 30 include Olivier Giroud, Marion Cotillard and Nora Stanton Barney.

Released on September 30

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Acts of Blood
  • Game Orbitals
  • Game The Relic: First Guardian
  • Game Tukoni: Forest Keepers

2025

  • Game LEGO Party!
  • Game Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny

2024

  • Game Zoochosis

2023

  • Game Sipho

2022

  • Game FIFA 23

2021

  • Game Crypto Cars World
  • Game Unsighted
  • Game Astria Ascending
  • Game Industria
  • Game Hot Wheels Unleashed
  • Game The Eternal Cylinder

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 737

    AD 737

  2. 1139

    1139 Ganja earthquake

  3. 1342

    Battle of Morlaix

  4. 1791

    The Magic Flute

  5. 1863

    Georges Bizet

  6. 1915

    World War I

  7. 1939

    World War II

  8. 1947

    Pakistan

  9. 1966

    Botswana

  10. 1968

    Boeing 747

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 30

Olivier Giroud

b. 1986

Marion Cotillard

b. 1975

Nora Stanton Barney

b. 1883

Elie Wiesel

b. 1928

Shintaro Ishihara

b. 1932

Rumi

b. 1207

David Oistrakh

b. 1908

Michael Powell

b. 1905

Deaths

  • 1998Marius Goring
  • 1955James Dean
  • 1943Franz Oppenheimer
  • 1942Hans-Joachim Marseille
  • 1288Leszek II the Black

Holidays & 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
  • —Boy's Day (Poland)
  • —Christian feast day: Gregory the Illuminator
  • —Christian feast day: Honorius of Canterbury
  • —Christian feast day: Jerome
  • —Christian feast day: September 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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