Birthday September 30, 1627 Robinson Crusoe, according to Daniel Defoe
Birthday September 30, 1870 Jean Perrin, French physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926)
Birthday September 30, 1912 Kenny Baker, radio singer
Birthday September 30, 1915 Lester Maddox, former governor of Georgia
Birthday September 30, 1921 Deborah Kerr, (King & I, Night of Iguana) in Helensburg Scotland
Birthday September 30, 1924 Truman Capote, a short short story writer (In Cold Blood)
Birthday September 30, 1928 Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and best-selling author, is born
Birthday September 30, 1928 Elie Wiesel, author (Souls on Fire), Nazi hunter (Nobel 1986)
Birthday September 30, 1931 Angie Dickinson, in Kulm ND - best looking legs on a Police officer
Birthday September 30, 1935 Johnny Mathis, singer
Birthday September 30, 1935 Johnny Mathis is born
Birthday September 30, 1943 Marilyn McCoo, in Jersey City NJ - Solid Gold host
History September 30, 1399 Henry IV proclaimed
History September 30, 1452 1st book published Johann Guttenberg's Bible
History September 30, 1659 Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe)
History September 30, 1776 Washington blames militia for problems
History September 30, 1781 siege of Yorktown begins
History September 30, 1846 William Morris 1st tooth extraction under anesthetics Charlestown
History September 30, 1864 Battle of Poplar Springs Church (Peeble's Farm)
History September 30, 1868 First volume of Little Women is published
History September 30, 1878 1st immigrants from Portugal arrive in Hawaii
History September 30, 1880 Henry Draper takes that 1st photograph of the Orion Nebula
History September 30, 1889 Wyoming legislators write the first state constitution to grant women the vote
History September 30, 1898 City of NY established
History September 30, 1916 Giants lose ending 26 straight winning streak
History September 30, 1918 Turks abandon Damascus as Allies approach
History September 30, 1918 President Woodrow Wilson speaks in favor of female suffrage
History September 30, 1922 Yanks clinch pennant #2
History September 30, 1927 Babe Ruth hits 60th homer of 1927 season
History September 30, 1927 Babe Ruth hits 60th HR setting the record off Tom Zachary
History September 30, 1934 Ruth's final game as a Yankee he went 0 for 3
History September 30, 1934 FDR dedicates Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
History September 30, 1935 Porgy & Bess premiers in Boston
History September 30, 1938 Munich Pact signed
History September 30, 1938 Hitler appeased at Munich
History September 30, 1938 Munich Agreement-forced Czechoslovakia to give territory to Germany
History September 30, 1939 1st manned rocket flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel)
History September 30, 1939 1st televised College football game - Fordham vs Waynesburg
History September 30, 1944 Calais reoccupied by Allies
History September 30, 1945 Hank Greenberg's final day HR wins the pennent for the Tigers
History September 30, 1947 Yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73 365-1st WS televised
History September 30, 1949 Berlin Airlift ends
History September 30, 1955 James Dean dies in car accident
History September 30, 1955 James Dean dies
History September 30, 1960 Flintstones premiers
History September 30, 1960 On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids"
History September 30, 1962 Riots over desegregation of Ole Miss
History September 30, 1964 First large scale antiwar demonstration staged at Berkeley
History September 30, 1966 Botswana gains independence from Britain (National Day)
History September 30, 1967 Palace of Fine Arts reopens (1st time during 1915 exposition)
History September 30, 1967 USSR's Kosmos 186 & 188 complete the 1st automatic docking
History September 30, 1968 Humphrey announces that he would halt the bombing of North Vietnam
History September 30, 1971 Last Wash Senator home game Yanks win carreer 5th forfeit Yanks trailing 4-2 in the 9th with 2 outs fans rush the field
History September 30, 1973 Yanks close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5
History September 30, 1978 Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) gains independence from Britain
History September 30, 1984 Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 average
History September 30, 1994 A Texas college student kills his ex-girlfriend
History September 30, 1999 Radiation released at Japanese plant
History September 30, 2005 Eisner resigns as Disney CEO
September 30, 1627 Robinson Crusoe, according to Daniel Defoe
September 30, 1870 Jean Perrin, French physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926)
September 30, 1912 Kenny Baker, radio singer
September 30, 1915 Lester Maddox, former governor of Georgia
September 30, 1921 Deborah Kerr, (King & I, Night of Iguana) in Helensburg Scotland
September 30, 1924 Truman Capote, a short short story writer (In Cold Blood)
September 30, 1928 Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and best-selling author, is born
September 30, 1928 Elie Wiesel, author (Souls on Fire), Nazi hunter (Nobel 1986)
September 30, 1931 Angie Dickinson, in Kulm ND - best looking legs on a Police officer
September 30, 1935 Johnny Mathis, singer
September 30, 1935 Johnny Mathis is born
September 30, 1943 Marilyn McCoo, in Jersey City NJ - Solid Gold host
September 30, 1399 Henry IV proclaimed
September 30, 1452 1st book published Johann Guttenberg's Bible
September 30, 1659 Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe)
September 30, 1776 Washington blames militia for problems
September 30, 1781 siege of Yorktown begins
September 30, 1846 William Morris 1st tooth extraction under anesthetics Charlestown
September 30, 1864 Battle of Poplar Springs Church (Peeble's Farm)
September 30, 1868 First volume of Little Women is published
September 30, 1878 1st immigrants from Portugal arrive in Hawaii
September 30, 1880 Henry Draper takes that 1st photograph of the Orion Nebula
September 30, 1889 Wyoming legislators write the first state constitution to grant women the vote
September 30, 1898 City of NY established
September 30, 1916 Giants lose ending 26 straight winning streak
September 30, 1918 Turks abandon Damascus as Allies approach
September 30, 1918 President Woodrow Wilson speaks in favor of female suffrage
September 30, 1922 Yanks clinch pennant #2
September 30, 1927 Babe Ruth hits 60th homer of 1927 season
September 30, 1927 Babe Ruth hits 60th HR setting the record off Tom Zachary
September 30, 1934 Ruth's final game as a Yankee he went 0 for 3
September 30, 1934 FDR dedicates Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
September 30, 1935 Porgy & Bess premiers in Boston
September 30, 1938 Munich Pact signed
September 30, 1938 Hitler appeased at Munich
September 30, 1938 Munich Agreement-forced Czechoslovakia to give territory to Germany
September 30, 1939 1st manned rocket flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel)
September 30, 1939 1st televised College football game - Fordham vs Waynesburg
September 30, 1944 Calais reoccupied by Allies
September 30, 1945 Hank Greenberg's final day HR wins the pennent for the Tigers
September 30, 1947 Yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73 365-1st WS televised
September 30, 1949 Berlin Airlift ends
September 30, 1955 James Dean dies in car accident
September 30, 1955 James Dean dies
September 30, 1960 Flintstones premiers
September 30, 1960 On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids"
September 30, 1962 Riots over desegregation of Ole Miss
September 30, 1964 First large scale antiwar demonstration staged at Berkeley
September 30, 1966 Botswana gains independence from Britain (National Day)
September 30, 1967 Palace of Fine Arts reopens (1st time during 1915 exposition)
September 30, 1967 USSR's Kosmos 186 & 188 complete the 1st automatic docking
September 30, 1968 Humphrey announces that he would halt the bombing of North Vietnam
September 30, 1971 Last Wash Senator home game Yanks win carreer 5th forfeit Yanks trailing 4-2 in the 9th with 2 outs fans rush the field
September 30, 1973 Yanks close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5
September 30, 1978 Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) gains independence from Britain
September 30, 1984 Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 average
September 30, 1994 A Texas college student kills his ex-girlfriend
September 30, 1999 Radiation released at Japanese plant
September 30, 2005 Eisner resigns as Disney CEO