Page 7: Historical Events In September - 30
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1978 Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1980 On this day in history iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
1981 On this day in history seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics
1983 Freddy Martin, orch leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at 76 on September - 30.
1984 Ellsworth Bunker, US ambassador (South-Vietnam, dies at 90) on this day in history.
1985 Charles F Richter, US seismologist (scale of R), dies at 85 on this day in history.
1986 US releases soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov on this day in history.
1987 Alfred Bester, sci-fi author (Dark Side of Earth), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1988 Andrei A Gromyko retires on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history iBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer
1988 On this day in history joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), dies at 86
1989 NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension on September - 30.
1989 Virgil Thomson, US composer/critic (4 saints in 3 acts), dies at 92 on this day in history.
1990 The USSR and Israel resume diplomatic relations on September - 30.
1990 Liesbeth de Uyl-of Vessem, feminist/wife of Joop du, dies on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history haitian President Jean-Bertand Aristide is ousted
1991 On this day in history nancy Welford, entertainer, dies at 87
1993 On September - 30 alex Lyon, English Labor Lower house leader (1966-83), dies at 61
1994 On this day in history alex Scott, trainer, Horses, dies at 34
1995 On September - 30 frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat, dies at 77
1996 On September - 30 aubrey Brabazon, jockey/trainer, dies at 76
1997 Male alligator, largest in Florida (14 feet), killed at about 65 on this day in history.
2005 On this day in history the controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
2005 On this day in history the Parliament of Catalonia passes with 120 plus votes and 15 against, the Project of New Catalan Statute of Autonomy, proclaiming in its article 1, "Catalonia is a nation".
2006 On September - 30 nangpa La shootings
2006 West Coast Eagles win the Australian Football League Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on this day in history.
2007 Parliamentary re-elections occur in Ukraine after Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko dismisses Parliament on this day in history.
2009 On September - 30 sumatra earthquake in Indonesia killing 1,115 people
2012 Two opposition Venezuelan politicians are shot dead a week before the presidential election on this day in history.
2017 Indonesian man survives a fight with giant python 7.8m long in Batang Gansal on September - 30.
2018 On September - 30 ryder Cup Golf, Le Golf National: Europe regains Cup with 17½–10½ win over the US; Italian Francesco Molinari wins all 5 matches; Sergio Garcia becomes biggest point scorer in event history with 25½
2018 Chinese-French painter Zao Wou-Ki's work "Juin-Octobre 1985" sells for $65 million in Hong Kong, in one of the most expensive art auctions ever in Asia on this day in history.
2019 The Republic of Ireland promises to plant 440 million trees in twenty years to combat climate change on September - 30.
2023 Slovak parliamentary election: Smer, under the leadership of former prime minister Robert Fico, wins a plurality of seats in the National Council.October 3 - Elected on 8 January, Kevin McCarthy is removed as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, with Mike Johnson being elected new Speaker on 25 October on this day in history.