On September 30, history records 55 notable events, 197 famous births and 69 deaths, spanning the years 489 to 1860.
Events on this day include: Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under king Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time at Verona (Northern Italy). (489); Battle of the Baggage: Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus and capture their baggage train. (737).
Notable people born on September 30 include Rumi (1207), Pope Nicholas IV (1227), Anne of Burgundy (1404).
Notable figures who died on this day include Jerome (420), Honorius of Canterbury (653), Fan Yanguang (940).
Events on 30 September 55
See all →Battle of Verona: The Ostrogoths under king Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time at Verona (Northern Italy).
Battle of the Baggage: Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus and capture their baggage train.
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.
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.
France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.
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.
The National Constituent Assembly in Paris is dissolved; Parisians hail Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as "incorruptible patriots".