September 30

September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining.

Events:

• 1399 - Henry IV proclaimed King of England
• 1452 - First printed book, the Johann Gutenberg Bible
• 1846 - First use of ether as an anesthetic
• 1867 - United States takes control of Midway Island
• 1882 - The world's first hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company[?]) began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin.
• 1885 - Bechuanaland becomes a British protectorate
• 1889 - Wyoming becomes the first U.S. state giving women the right to vote
• 1895 - Madagascar becomes a French protectorate
• 1935 - The Hoover Dam is dedicated
• 1935 - "The Adventures of Dick Tracy" first heard on the Mutual Radio Network[?].
• 1947 - World Series, featuring New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.
• 1949 - Berlin Airlift ends
• 1954 - Submarine USS Nautilus launched as the first nuclear reactor powered vessel.
• 1960 - The last episode of "The Howdy Doody Show[?]" on NBC.
• 1961 - Mayor Snyder of Oregon writes a check for $1.96 to cover the cost of the tea lost in the Boston Tea Party.
• 1962 - Cesar Chavez founds the United Farm Workers[?]
• 1962 - James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying segregation
• 1966 - Botswana declares its independence
• 1967 - Launch of BBC Radio 1; other national BBC radio stations also adopt numeric names
• 1980 - Ethernet specifications published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
• 1982 - Cyanide laced Tylenol kills six people in the Chicago, Illinois area
• 1991 - President Jean-Bertand Aristide[?] of Haiti is forced from office
• 1997 - Origin Systems Inc[?]. releases Ultima Online, the first true massively multiplayer game, opening the door for a new video gaming genre.

Births:

• 1882 - Hans Geiger, German physicist
• 1895 - Lewis Milestone, Russian/American movie director (+ 1980)
• 1913 - Bill Walsh, American movie producer and writer.
• 1917 - Buddy Rich[?], drummer (+ 1987)
• 1921 - Deborah Kerr, actress
• 1924 - Truman Capote, author (+ 1984)
• 1928 - Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, author, lecturer
• 1931 - Angie Dickinson[?], actress
• 1933 - Cissy Houston[?], singer, mother of Whitney Houston
• 1935 - Johnny Mathis[?], singer
• 1942 - Dewey Martin[?], drummer
• 1942 - Frankie Lymon, singer
• 1943 - Marilyn McCoo[?], singer
• 1947 - Marc Bolan, musician (+ 1977)
• 1954 - Barry Williams, actor
• 1961 - Eric Stoltz[?], actor
• 1980 - Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player

Deaths:

• 420 - Saint Jerome, translator of the Vulgate Bible
• 1581 - Hubert Languet, French diplomat
• 1913 - Rudolf Diesel, German inventor
• 1955 - James Dean, American actor
• 1976 - Mary Ford[?], singer
• 1985 - Simone Signoret, French actress

Holidays:

September 29 - October 1 - August 30 - October 30 - more historical anniversaries