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Historical Events on September 30

23 significant historical events occurred on September 30. September 30 has been marked by important historical events throughout different eras and locations. On this date, Otto von Bismarck delivered his notable "Blood and Iron" speech in 1862, which influenced German unification. The tragic Nazi massacres at Babi Yar occurred in 1941, and Indonesia’s 30 September Movement attempted a military coup in 1965. With eight major events recorded, September 30 includes both diplomatic agreements, such as the 1938 Munich Agreement, and violent upheavals that changed nations' paths.

Total Events
23
Time Span
15812022
Categories
3
Top Category
war
10 events

19 famous birthdays on September 30

Including Johann Deisenhofer, Jean-Marie Lehn, Sir Nevill F. Mott

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
16th C.21st C.

16th Century

1 event
war

1581 battle during the Eighty Years' War

17th Century

2 events
war

Battle near Newbury, Berkshire in September 1643

war

2-hour fight that took place on 30 September 1681 near Cape St Vincent, and was a victory for the Spanish over Brandenburg

18th Century

3 events
war

1744 battle during the War of the Austrian Succession

war

1749 raid of a sawmill in Nova Scotia

politics

Treaty between the U.S. and France

19th Century

2 events
war

Military conflict during the 1814 Cuzco rebellion

general

Blood and Iron — Otto von Bismarck speech in 1862

20th Century

9 events
war

1918 battle in the Ukrainian War of Independence

politics

1938 cession of German-speaking Czechoslovakia to the German Reich

general

Babi Yar — ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and site of Nazi massacres

war

1956 urban guerrilla warfare carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN) against the French Algerian authorities

war

30 September Movement — 1965 Indonesian military faction that attempted a coup

war

Islamic Republic of Iran Air Attack on Osirak Nuclear Power Plant, Iraq

general

Natural disaster in Minas Gerais, Brazil

general

1990 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1990

general

2000 shooting of a Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip

21st Century

6 events
general

2001 United States Grand Prix — Formula One race

politics

Shooting of protesters in India by the police on 30 September 2005

general

2007 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2007

general

Human stampede in Rajasthan, India

politics

Killings by state security forces in Iran

general

2022 bombing in Afghanistan

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