September 30 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

0420  Saint Jerome, translator of the Vulgate Bible   

0653  Saint Honorius, Archbishop of Canterbury.   

0739  P'u-chi Ho-shang Tao-chao, Northern Ch'an Line Zen teacher, dies   

1101  Anselm IV, Archbishop of Milan.   

1199  Rambam (Maimonides) authorizes Samuel Ibn Tibbon to translate Guide of Perplexed from Arabic into Hebrew.   

1351  Muso Soseki, Zen teacher/Rinzai line/head of Nanzenji, dies in Japan   

1399  King Richard II of England abdicates throne   

1440  Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn, English soldier and politician.   

1452  inaugural book published, Johann Guttenberg's Bible.   

1452  1st book published, Johann Guttenberg's Bible.   

1520  Suleiman I succeeds his father Selam I as sultan of Turkey   

1544  King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France   

1555  Oxford Bishop Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic   

1572  Francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61   

1612  Ercole Bottrigari, composer, dies at 81   

1619  Remonstrant Society forms in Antwerp   

1622  Johann Sebastiani, composer.   

1626  Battle between king Bethlen Gabor and earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends.   

1627  Robinson Crusoe, fictional character according to Daniel Defoe.   

1630  inaugural execution in America-J Billington hanged in Plymouth, MA.   

1630  John Billington, murderer, 1st American execution, hanged.   

1649  Last Swedish troops vacate Prague   

1659  Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during Creligious services.   

1659  Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe)   

1681  Netherlands and Sweden sign treaty   

1685  Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, composer   

1712  Johann Michael Zacher, composer, dies at 61   

1716  Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer, dies at 62.   

1730  Duke Victor Amadeus XI of Savoye steps down   

1743  Jeronymo Francisco de Lima, composer.   

1744  France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.   

1752  Justin Heinrich Knecht, composer   

1755  Francesco Durante, composer, dies at 71.   

1770  Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, English politician and diplomat.   

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1207  Jalal al-din muhammad rumi: Persian mystic and poet   

1227  Pope nicholas iv: Pope nicholas iv (d. 1292)   

1530  Geronimo mercuriali: Italian philologist and physician   

1550  Michael maestlin: German mathematician   

1622  Johann sebastiani: Composer   

1627  Robinson crusoe: Fictional character according to daniel defoe   

1631  William stoughton: American judge at the salem witch trials   

1685  Gunther jacob wenceslaus: Composer   

0420  Death of Saint jerome: Translator of the vulgate bible   

0653  Saint honorius: Archbishop of canterbury   

0739  Death of P'u-chi ho-shang tao-chao: Northern ch'an line zen teacher,   

1101  Anselm iv: Archbishop of milan   

1246  Yaroslav ii of russia: Yaroslav ii of russia (b. 1191)   

1351  Death of Muso soseki: Zen teacher/rinzai line/head of nanzenji,   

1440  Reginald grey: 3rd baron grey de ruthyn, english soldier and politician   

1487  John sutton: 1st baron dudley, lord lieutenant of ireland (b. 1400)