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55 events  ·  69 deaths  ·  197 births

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Year 489

Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under king Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time at Verona (Northern Italy).

Year 737

Battle of the Baggage: Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus and capture their baggage train.

Year 1399

Henry IV is proclaimed King of England.

Year 1541

Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.

Year 1551

Tainei-ji incident: A coup in Yamaguchi by the military establishment of the Ōuchi clan forces their lord Ōuchi Yoshitaka to commit suicide, and the city is burned.

Year 1744

France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.

Year 1791

The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria.

Year 1791

The National Constituent Assembly in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as "incorruptible patriots".

Year 1813

Battle of Bárbula: Simón Bolívar defeats Santiago Bobadilla.

Year 1860

Britain's first tram service begins in Birkenhead, Merseyside.

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Birthdays on 30 September 197

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Rumi
Rumi
b. 1207 – d. 1273
Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273)
Pope Nicholas IV
Pope Nicholas IV
b. 1227 – d. 1292
Pope Nicholas IV (d. 1292)
Anne of Burgundy
Anne of Burgundy
b. 1404 – d. 1432
Anne of Burgundy (d. 1432)
Girolamo Mercuriale
Girolamo Mercuriale
b. 1530 – d. 1606
Girolamo Mercuriale, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)
Michael Maestlin
Michael Maestlin
b. 1550 – d. 1631
Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1631)
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Johann Sebastiani
b. 1622 – d. 1683
Johann Sebastiani, German composer (d. 1683)
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Jacques Aubert
b. 1689 – d. 1753
Jacques Aubert, French violinist and composer (d. 1753)
Stanisław Konarski
Stanisław Konarski
b. 1700 – d. 1773
Stanisław Konarski, Polish monk, poet, and playwright (d. 1773)
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
b. 1710 – d. 1771
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1771)
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
b. 1714 – d. 1780
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemologist and philosopher (d. 1780)
Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker
b. 1732 – d. 1804
Jacques Necker, Swiss-French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1804)
Christian Ehregott Weinlig
Christian Ehregott Weinlig
b. 1743 – d. 1813
Christian Ehregott Weinlig, German cantor and composer (d. 1813)

Deaths on 30 September 69

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Jerome
Jerome
d. 420 (b. 347)
Jerome, Roman priest, theologian, and saint (b. 347)
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Honorius of Canterbury
d. 653
Honorius of Canterbury, Italian archbishop and saint
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Fan Yanguang
d. 940
Fan Yanguang, Chinese general
Anselm IV (archbishop of Milan)
Anselm IV (archbishop of Milan)
d. 1101
Anselm IV, Italian archbishop
Yaroslav II of Vladimir
Yaroslav II of Vladimir
d. 1246 (b. 1191)
Yaroslav II of Vladimir (b. 1191)
Leszek II the Black
Leszek II the Black
d. 1288 (b. 1241)
Leszek II the Black, Polish prince, Duke of Łęczyca, Sieradz, Kraków, Sandomierz (b. 1241)
Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn
Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn
d. 1440 (b. 1362)
Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn, Welsh soldier and politician (b. 1362)
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
d. 1487 (b. 1400)
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1400)
Ōuchi Yoshitaka
Ōuchi Yoshitaka
d. 1551 (b. 1507)
Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (b. 1507)
Melchior Cano
Melchior Cano
d. 1560 (b. 1525)
Melchior Cano, Spanish theologian (b. 1525)
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía
d. 1572 (b. 1510)
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1510)
Hubert Languet
Hubert Languet
d. 1581 (b. 1518)
Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518)