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
   * 1898 - Princess Charlotte of Monaco
   * 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
   * 1982 - The popular TV sitcom Cheers premiere.
   * 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