Famous people born on September 30 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is September 30, you share it with Truman Capote, Elie Wiesel, Martina Hingis — and you were born under Libra, the sign of the charming, fair-minded, and a natural peacemaker.
Birthday basics for September 30
Libra ♎
Zodiac sign
Sapphire
Birthstone
Aster
Birth flower
273rd
Day of the year
September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years), with 92 days still to come.
Famous people born on September 30
Truman Capote — American author of Breakfast at Tiffany's (born 1924).
Elie Wiesel — Romanian-American author, Holocaust survivor, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1928).
Martina Hingis — Swiss tennis champion and five-time Grand Slam singles winner (born 1980).
Also sharing the day:
Rumi (b. 1207) — Persian poet and mystic whose verses are still read around the world.
Buddy Rich (b. 1917) — American jazz drummer celebrated as one of the greatest of all time.
Monica Bellucci (b. 1964) — Italian actress and model of international film fame.
September 30 in history
1935 — President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Hoover Dam.
1960 — The Flintstones premiered as the first prime-time animated sitcom on television.
1968 — Boeing rolled out the first 747 jumbo jet in Everett, Washington.
1791 — Mozart's opera The Magic Flute premiered in Vienna, with Mozart himself conducting.
1947 — The World Series was televised for the first time as the Yankees faced the Dodgers.
1954 — The USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, was commissioned.
September 30 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is September 30?
Anyone born on September 30 is a Libra — charming, fair-minded, and a natural peacemaker.
What is the birthstone for September 30?
The birthstone for a September 30 birthday is Sapphire, and the birth flower is the Aster.
Who is the most famous person born on September 30?
Truman Capote is among the best known — American author of Breakfast at Tiffany's (born 1924).
What happened on September 30?
In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Hoover Dam.
What day of the year is September 30?
September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years), with 92 days still to come.
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