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30 September 2030
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2019 - President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru, resulting in a constitutional crisis.President of Peru from 2018 to 2020
Anniversary
2009 - A 7.6 MW earthquake struck off the southern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 1,115 and impacting an estimated 1.2 million people.Measure of earthquake size
Anniversary
2005 - The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published controversial editorial cartoons depicting Muhammad, sparking protests across the Islamic world by many who viewed them as Islamophobic and blasphemous.Daily newspaper in Denmark
Anniversary
2000 - Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah was shot dead in the Gaza Strip; the Israel Defense Forces initially accepted responsibility but retracted it five years later.2000 shooting of a child in the Gaza Strip
Anniversary
1998 - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit organization that manages the assignment of domain names and IP addresses in the Internet, was incorporated.American nonprofit organization
Historical events
History
2016 - Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2016
History
2016 - Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.National art museum in the Netherlands
History
2009 - The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.Earthquakes in Indonesia
History
2005 - Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.2005 controversy surrounding the depiction of Muhammad
History
2000 - Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
History
1999 - The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.1997 and 1999 Tōkai nuclear plant events
History
1994 - Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.Space Shuttle orbiter (1992–2011)
History
1993 - The 6.2 Mw Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.Earthquake centered in Maharashtra State, India
History
1980 - Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.Open standard family of wired computer networking protocols
History
1978 - Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.1978 aircraft hijacking
Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 3.1 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
7.38 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
18.68 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.