Page 7: Historical Events In September - 30
Monday, 20 October 2025
1978 On this day in history edgar Bergen, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy), dies at 75
1980 Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on September - 30.
1981 Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics on this day in history.
1983 On this day in history freddy Martin, orch leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at 76
1984 Ellsworth Bunker, US ambassador (South-Vietnam, dies at 90) on September - 30.
1985 Charles F Richter, US seismologist (scale of R), dies at 85 on this day in history.
1986 On this day in history uS releases soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov
1987 On September - 30 alfred Bester, sci-fi author (Dark Side of Earth), dies at 73
1988 Andrei A Gromyko retires on this day in history.
1988 On September - 30 iBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer
1988 On September - 30 joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), dies at 86
1989 On September - 30 nASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension
1989 Virgil Thomson, US composer/critic (4 saints in 3 acts), dies at 92 on September - 30.
1990 The USSR and Israel resume diplomatic relations on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history liesbeth de Uyl-of Vessem, feminist/wife of Joop du, dies
1991 Haitian President Jean-Bertand Aristide is ousted on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history nancy Welford, entertainer, dies at 87
1993 Alex Lyon, English Labor Lower house leader (1966-83), dies at 61 on this day in history.
1994 Alex Scott, trainer, Horses, dies at 34 on September - 30.
1995 Frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat, dies at 77 on September - 30.
1996 Aubrey Brabazon, jockey/trainer, dies at 76 on September - 30.
1997 Male alligator, largest in Florida (14 feet), killed at about 65 on September - 30.
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 Nangpa La shootings on this day in history.
2006 West Coast Eagles win the Australian Football League Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on this day in history.
2007 On September - 30 parliamentary re-elections occur in Ukraine after Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko dismisses Parliament.
2009 Sumatra earthquake in Indonesia killing 1,115 people on this day in history.
2012 Two opposition Venezuelan politicians are shot dead a week before the presidential election on September - 30.
2017 On this day in history indonesian man survives a fight with giant python 7.8m long in Batang Gansal
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 September - 30.
2019 The Republic of Ireland promises to plant 440 million trees in twenty years to combat climate change on this day in history.
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 September - 30.