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September 30

September 30 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 737 and 1968. The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their baggage train.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 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.

The shape of the day

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.

Libra is the sign for September 30 — read more on the Libra page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

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

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    The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their baggage train.

  2. 1139

    1139 Ganja earthquake

    A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes the Caucasus mountains in the Seljuk Empire, causing mass destruction and killing up to 300,000 people.

  3. 1342

    Battle of Morlaix

    Battle of Morlaix is fought in the Hundred Years' War.

  4. 1791

    The Magic Flute

    The first performance of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute takes place two months before his death.

  5. 1863

    Georges Bizet

    Georges Bizet's opera Les pêcheurs de perles, premieres in Paris.

  6. 1915

    World War I

    World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.

  7. 1939

    World War II

    World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.

  8. 1947

    Pakistan

    Pakistan joins the United Nations.

  9. 1966

    Botswana

    Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.

  10. 1968

    Boeing 747

    The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 30

Olivier Giroud

b. 1986

French footballer

Marion Cotillard

b. 1975

French actress and singer

Nora Stanton Barney

b. 1883

American civil engineer, architect, and suffragist

Elie Wiesel

b. 1928

Romanian-American author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Shintaro Ishihara

b. 1932

Japanese author, playwright, and politician, Governor of Tokyo

Rumi

b. 1207

Persian mystic and poet

David Oistrakh

b. 1908

Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator

Michael Powell

b. 1905

English director, producer, and screenwriter

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)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted 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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