Abdication
Parliament accepts Richards abdication & declares Bolingbroke Henry IV
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September 30 in History
This permanent archive page contains 141 World History Database records for September 30, spanning 1342 to 2025. Recorded topics include Battle of Morlaix; Abdication; Succession.
Total: 141Events: 125Births: 6Deaths: 2Battles: 8Countries: 24
Events on September 30
Succession
Succeeds as King of England, chosen by Parliament to succeed Richard II
Peace
Henry VII concludes a truce with Scotland by the Peace of Ayton
Final Examination
Faces renewed examination before execution.
Trial for Heresy
Faces formal heresy proceedings before execution.
Parliament
Opening day of Parliament
Marriage
Marries Mary of Medina, a Catholic, 15 yr old called "daughter of the Pope"
Marriage
James II marries Mary of Modena, a Catholic
Marriage
Marries James II
Annexation of Strasbourg
Takes Strasbourg during the Reunions policy.
Capture of Saint-Venant
Saint-Venant is taken during the Allied sieges of September 1710.
Constituent Assembly Ovation
At the Constituent Assembly's close, crowds singled out Petion and Robespierre for a public ovation.
Constituent Assembly Ovation
Crowds acclaimed Robespierre at the close of the Constituent Assembly, reflecting his growing popular reputation.
Die Zauberflote
Composes Die Zauberflote, known in English as The Magic Flute.
The Magic Flute
Conducts the first performance of Die Zauberflote.
The Magic Flute
Die Zauberflote premieres at the Theater auf der Wieden.
The Magic Flute Premiere
Writes the libretto and performs Papageno at the premiere of Die Zauberflote
Bridge Riot
Crowds protest Bristol Bridge tolls and proposed street changes.
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel
Treaty of Mortefontaine
Ends the alliance with France signed in 1778
Ross Expedition
Sails with HMS Erebus and HMS Terror on the British Antarctic expedition that will explore the Ross Sea region
Constitution of Austria
Prussia accepts Franzs offer to help administer the German Confederation
Budget
Says great issues of the day will be decided by "iron & blood". Asks the Landtag to increase the Army Budget
Iron and Blood
Bismarck makes a famous speech to the Budget Committee of the Prussian Chamber of Deputies in which he expounds on the use of "iron and blood" to achieve Prussia's goals
League of Gaels
Founds the League of Gaels
Northern Party March Begins
Campbell leads the weakened Northern Party away from Inexpressible Island on the long journey back toward Cape Evans.
Northern Party Return March Begins
Campbell leads the Northern Party away from its winter cave and south toward Cape Evans.
Northern Party Return March Begins
Priestley leaves Inexpressible Island with the Northern Party for the long sledge journey back to Cape Evans.
Sixth Army
The 6th Army comes to Klucks assistance & the French are driven back
Sixth Army
The 6th Army comes to Klucks assistance & the French are driven back
Advance on Damascus
Moves with Arab forces during the final advance toward Damascus.
Feed The Guns Campaign
Bonar Law ops the "Feed The Guns Campaign" to raise a 2nd 1 billion pounds war loan
Feed The Guns Campaign
Bonar Law ops the "Feed The Guns Campaign" to raise a 2nd 1 billion pounds war loan
Peace
Bulgaria agrees an armistice with the Allies
Resignation of Georg von Hertling
Resigns as Chancellor at the request of the German Generals
Result of Surrender of Bulgaria
Bulgaria leaves the war, opening the Balkans further to Allied advance.
Suffrage
Wills tells the Senate that womens suffrage is "a vitally necessary war measure"
Surrender of Bulgaria
Bulgarian hostilities cease as Bulgaria agrees to the Allied terms
Womens Suffrage
Wills tells the Senate that womens suffrage is "a vitally necessary war measure"
Resignation of Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener
Resigns from the Army, Groener earned the enmity of much of the military leadership, much of whom sought the retention of the monarchy
Black Reichswehr
Major Fedor von Bock crushes a coup attempt by the Black Reichswehr
Black Reichswehr Coup
A coup attempt by the Black Reichswehr is crushed in Thuringia.
Coup
Major Fedor von Bock crushes a coup attempt by the Black Reichswehr
Coup
Major Fedor von Bock crushes a coup attempt by the Black Reichswehr
Reballion of Rebels in Thuringia
Major Fedor von Bock crushes a coup attempt by the Black Reichswehr
Reballion of Rebels in Thuringia
Major Fedor von Bock crushes a coup attempt by the Black Reichswehr
Popular Army
A decree is issued militarising the militias, creates the Popular Army
Anglo-German Declaration
Signs a separate declaration with Hitler stating an intention to use consultation in future Anglo-German disputes.
Conference of Munich
Signs the Munich Agreement
Munich Agreement
The Czechoslovak Government, realizing the hopelessness of fighting the Nazis alone, reluctantly capitulated (30 September) and agreed to abide by the agreement
Munich Agreement
The settlement gave Germany the Sudetenland starting 10 October, and de facto control over the rest of Czechoslovakia as long as Hitler promised to go no further.
Munich Agreement
With Sudetenland gone to Germany, Czecho-Slovakia lost its defensible border with Germany and its fortifications.
Munich Agreement
Signs the Munich Agreement
Peace Mediation at Teschen
Demands immediate Czech withdrawal from Teschen
Post Munich Strategic Assessment Recorded
After Munich, Jodl records approval of Hitler's success in neutralising Czechoslovakia without immediate war.
Treaty Negotiations at Warsaw
Warsaw denounces the 1925 military Treaty with Czechoslovakia
Treaty of Munich
Beck's government pressed Czechoslovakia to surrender the Teschen district during the immediate aftermath of Munich.
Treaty of Munich
Benes accepted the imposed settlement rather than order resistance without expected French or British support.
Treaty of Munich
Agreed in the early hours, Chamberlain & Daladier must break it to the Czechs
Treaty of Munich
Chamberlain and Hitler signed a separate Anglo-German declaration expressing a desire to resolve future disputes through consultation.
Treaty of Munich
Chamberlain displayed the Anglo-German declaration after returning to Britain and described the settlement as peace with honour.
Treaty of Munich
Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement in the early hours after the four powers settled the evacuation timetable.
Treaty of Munich
Chamberlain told the crowd at Downing Street that he believed the settlement meant peace for their time.
Treaty of Munich
Declares from 10 Downing St there will be "peace for our time". Brings "peace with honor"
Treaty of Munich
Daladier returned to Paris and received a large public welcome despite his doubts about the agreement.
Treaty of Munich
Daladier signed the agreement requiring Czechoslovakia to evacuate designated Sudeten territories.
Treaty of Munich
Hitler signed the agreement authorizing German occupation of the Sudetenland between October 1 and October 10.
Treaty of Munich
Hitler signed the bilateral declaration with Chamberlain after concluding the four-power agreement.
Treaty of Munich
Krofta received and protested the settlement imposed on Czechoslovakia without its participation.
Treaty of Munich
Litvinov criticized the exclusion of the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia from the Munich conference.
Treaty of Munich
Mussolini signed the agreement and its annexes concerning guarantees and minority questions.
Treaty of Munich
Syrovy's government accepted the Munich terms under intense British, French, German, and Italian pressure.
Exile of Wladyslaw Sikorski
Heads the Polish Government in exile, 1939-1943
Graf Spee
The Admiral Graf Spee sinks the steamship Clement
Sinking of SS Clement
The Admiral Graf Spee sinks the steamship Clement
Sinking of SS Clement - Graf Spee Commerce Raid
Clement became Admiral Graf Spee's first wartime merchant victim when the German raider sank her southeast of Pernambuco on 30 September 1939.
Treaty of Mutual Assistance
Russia signs Treaty of Mutual Assistance with Estonia to occupy 4 Estonian naval bases
Siege of Moscow
Guderian takes Yeremenko by surprise when he begins to attack Moscow
Siege of Moscow
The Germans begin their final offensive to take Moscow
Siege of Moscow
Provides air support for Guderians panzer groups
Siege of Moscow
The Germans begin their final offensive to take Moscow
Siege of Moscow
Guderian takes Yeremenko by surprise when he begins to attack Moscow
Capture of Calais
Calais is liberated by the Canadian 3rd Division
Reballion of Home Armys
The Home Armys rebellion in Warsaw is crushed by an SS massacre of the insurgents. Captured by the Germans
Reballion of Rebels in Warsaw
Captured by the Germans
Xenon-135 Reactor Poisoning
The cause of B Reactor's unexpected shutdown is identified as xenon-135, a powerful neutron absorber produced during fission.
RuSHA Tribunal Constituted
Military Tribunal I was reconstituted to hear the RuSHA Case against racial and resettlement officials.
Point Reyes Plane Crash
Survives a military aircraft crash into the Pacific near Point Reyes and swims to shore.
Public School 117 Enrollment
Lee enrolled in seventh grade at Public School 117 on September 30, 1952, after leaving the Lutheran school.
End of Eriksen Government
The Eriksen Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Second Hedtoft Premiership
Begins the Second Hedtoft Premiership in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Arrest of Karl Doenitz
Doenitz is released from prison
Beijing Anniversary Visit
Visits Beijing for the tenth anniversary of the People's Republic amid worsening Sino-Soviet relations.
Amnesty International
The leadership decide that the Amnesty appeal would form the basis of a permanent organisation, which on 30 September 1962 is officially named "Amnesty International"
Amnesty International
The leadership decide that the Amnesty appeal would form the basis of a permanent organisation, which on 30 September 1962 is officially named "Amnesty International"
H O Lee Reservation Entry
The return-bus reservation is recorded as H. O. Lee, apparently from the name order shown on Oswald's tourist card.
Return Ticket Purchase
Oswald purchases international exchange orders for bus travel from Mexico City to Laredo and onward to Dallas.
Return Travel Cost
The travel orders for Oswald's return journey cost $20.30, covering Mexican and United States bus segments.
Seat 12 Reservation
Oswald's travel agency reservation assigns seat 12 for the northbound Transportes del Norte journey.
Transportes del Norte Bus 332 Reservation
A travel agency reserves Oswald a seat on Transportes del Norte bus 332 scheduled to leave Mexico City on October 2.
Nuclear Arms Control
Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between the US and USSR is signed in Washington and enters into force
Nuclear Risk Reduction Agreement
Signs the nuclear risk reduction agreement with the United States.
Treaty of Reduction of Nuclear War
Agreement on Measures to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between the US and USSR is signed in Washington and enters into force
Economy of Great Britain
Healey defends his measures to support the pound at the annual party conference.
Commonwealth
Arrives in Melbourne for the Commonwealth Conference
Conference of Commonwealth
Arrives in Melbourne for the Commonwealth Conference
Nebraska
Releases Nebraska, a stark solo album recorded largely on a home cassette recorder.
Retirement
Retires as President of the USSR
Confederation Ends
Senegambia Confederation ends during Diouf's presidency
Time Out of Mind
Releases Time Out of Mind.
BepiColombo Mission Naming
ESA names its planned Mercury mission BepiColombo in honour of Giuseppe Colombo's pioneering work on Mercury and planetary flyby trajectories.
Election
Blair says would serve third term as Prime Minister if Labour win another general election, but that he would not fight a fourth general election as Labour leader
Resignation of Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
Blair says would serve third term as Prime Minister if Labour win another general election, but that he would not fight a fourth general election as Labour leader
last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military
The last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military presence dating back to 1951, the US says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
The last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military presence dating back to 1951, the US says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
The last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military presence dating back to 1951, the US says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally
Public Outreach
Public outreach and victim participation work expand around the tribunal
Arrest of Ahmed Akbar Sobhan
Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, a property tycoon and one of Bangladeshs richest men, his wife and three sons are sentenced in absentia to five years each in jail as part of a Government anti-corruption drive
Bank Guarantee
Announces a state guarantee covering major liabilities of Irish domestic banks during the financial crisis.
Hurricane
Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph (195 kph) as it shrieked toward the heartland of Cuba's cigar industry on a track to hit the US Gulf Coast, three years after Hurricane Katrina
Trade Deal USMCA Announcement
Announces agreement on the USMCA trade deal replacing NAFTA.
Annexation Claims
Claims annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Annexation Declarations
Declares the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions
NATO Fast-Track Request
Signs Ukraine's request for accelerated accession to NATO.
Further and Higher Education Reform
Starmer announces reforms linking post-sixteen education more closely with national skills needs.
Births on September 30
Birth of Etienne Bonnot de Condillac
Etienne Bonnot de Condillac is born in Grenoble.
Birth of Hans Geiger
Hans Geiger is born in Neustadt an der Haardt.
Hans Geiger Born
The future developer of radiation counters is born in Germany.
Birth of Elie Wiesel
Birth of Elie Wiesel
Birth of Angie Dickinson
Birth of Angie Dickinson
Birth of Marc Bolan
Birth of Marc Bolan.
Deaths on September 30
Death of James Dean
Death of James Dean
Death of Simone Signoret
Death of Simone Signoret
Battles on September 30
Battle of Morlaix
Commands an English force to victory against a much bigger French force at the Battle of Morlaix
Battle of Soor
Frederick II the Great defeats Charles of Lorraines Austrian Army
Battle of Soor
Frederick II the Great defeats Charles of Lorraines Austrian Army
Battle of Moedwil
De la Rey orders an attack on Kekewich's column near the Selons River at Moedwil.
Battle of Moedwil
Kekewich directs the defence of his camp at Moedwil and is wounded during the Boer attack.
Battle of Moedwil
Kemp leads the main Boer assault against the British bivouac at Moedwil.
Battle of Albert, 1st
The 6th Army comes to Klucks assistance & the French are driven back. The French consolidate & become entreched in a line from Albert to Nyon
Battle of Albert, 1st
The 6th Army comes to Klucks assistance & the French are driven back. The French consolidate & become entreched in a line from Albert to Nyon