Historical Events In September - 30

1944  Calais reoccupied by Allies on this day in history.  

1944  On September - 30 -Oct 1] Failed attack on German officers near Putten Neth  

1945  On this day in history hank Greenberg's final day HR wins pennant for Tigers  

1946  On September - 30 22 Nazi leaders found guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg, Von Ribbentrop & Goering sentenced to death by Nuremberg trial  

1946  On this day in history 22 Nazi leaders found guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg  

1947  On September - 30 yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised  

1949  Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history first congress of Internat'l Astronautical Federation opens in Paris  

1950  On this day in history 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris  

1952  Waldorf Astor, House of Lords & Commons/owner of Observer, dies on this day in history.  

1953  On September - 30 auguste/Jacques Piccard dives with bathosphere to 3150 m (record)  

1954  First atomic-powered vessel, submarine Nautilus launched on September - 30.  

1954  On September - 30 percie Charlton, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies  

1955  On this day in history james Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash  

1955  On September - 30 james Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24  

1958  Niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist (ph-stipulation), dies at 79 on September - 30.  

1959  John H Kliegl, developer of Klieg light, dies at 89 on September - 30.  

1960  On September - 30 flintstones premiers (1st prime time animation show)  

1960  On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids" on September - 30.  

1960  On this day in history harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer, dies  

1962  On this day in history james Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi  

1963  On September - 30 arnold Foster, composer, dies at 66  

1965  E[dward] E[lmer] "Doc" Smith, sci-fi author (Triplanetary), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)  

1967  On this day in history bBC starts their own popular music radio station  

1967  USSR's Kosmos 186 and 188 complete the first automatic docking on September - 30.  

1968  First Boeing 747 rolls out on this day in history.  

1968  Supremes release "Love Child" on this day in history.  

1970  Patrick Aherne, actor (Bwana Devil, Botany Bay), dies at 69 on September - 30.  

1972  On this day in history passenger train derails killing 48 (Rust Stasie South Africa)  

1974  Carlos Prats, Chilean Constitutionalist General, assassinated in the frame of Operation Condor on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history 5 drown in flash flood of sewer and water tunnel (Niagara Falls NY)  

1976  Louis Fourestier, composer, dies at 84 on September - 30.  

1977  Ringo releases "Ringo the 4th" album on September - 30.  

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1207  On September - 30 birth of jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273)  

1227  Pope Nicholas IV (d. 1292) was born on September - 30.  

1530  Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.  

1550  Michael Maestlin, German mathematician (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.  

1622  On this day in history birth of johann Sebastiani, composer  

1627  Robinson Crusoe, fictional character according to Daniel Defoe was born on September - 30.  

1631  William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.  

1685  Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer was born on September - 30.  

0420  On this day in history death of saint Jerome, translator of the Vulgate Bible  

0653  Death of Saint Honorius, Archbishop of Canterbury on September - 30.  

0739  On this day in history p'u-chi Ho-shang Tao-chao, Northern Ch'an Line Zen teacher, dies  

1101  On this day in history death of anselm IV, Archbishop of Milan  

1246  Death of Yaroslav II of Russia (b. 1191) on this day in history.  

1351  Muso Soseki, Zen teacher/Rinzai line/head of Nanzenji, dies in Japan on September - 30.  

1440  Death of Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn, English soldier and politician on September - 30.  

1487  On this day in history death of john Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1400)