Holidays Calendar for September 30, 2020
Agricultural Reform Day (Dia da Reforma Agrária) is one of the public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is celebrated on September 30. The holiday commemorates the nationalization of the largest plantations that took place in 1975.
Botswana Day is the national day of the Republic of Botswana celebrated on September 30. It commemorates the independence of Botswana from the United Kingdom in 1966.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation) was added to Canada’s list of statutory holidays for federal employees in 2021. It was created to honor the victims of the Canadian Indian residential school system.
Blasphemy Day is an observance aimed at encouraging people to freely express criticism of religion and blasphemy laws that exist in some countries. It was founded in 2009 by the Center for Inquiry. The observance is held on September 30.
International Podcast Day is celebrated across the world on September 30. The holiday is dedicated to one of the most popular media formats on the Web that has been developing rapidly over the past few years.
World Dense Breast Day is an annual awareness campaign held on the last Wednesday of September. It was launched in 2022 to educate the general public about dense breasts and highlight the importance of breast screening.
Day of Justice Bodies Employees is an official professional holiday in Kazakhstan celebrated on September 30. It was established in 2012 by the Law “On Holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan” and the Presidential Decree “On Professional and Other Holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan”.
National Security Officers Day is an official professional holiday in Turkmenistan. It was established by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in 2017. Like other professional days in Turkmenistan, it is not a non-working holiday unless it falls on a weekend.
Day of Libraries is an annual Ukrainian holiday celebrated on September 30. It was officially established in 1998 by the second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma.
Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Balkhi Day is an official observance in Tajikistan. It is celebrated on September 30 to commemorate the birthday of a renowned Persian poet and scholar who made a great contribution to the development of Tajik culture.
On September 30, Mexicans celebrate the birthday of José María Morelos who is regarded as the national hero and one of the founding fathers of the Mexican nation. Morelos' birthday is a civic holiday, which means that it is observed nationwide, but employees are not given a paid day off.
In all states of Malaysia, the actual or official birthday of the head of state (monarch or governor, depending on the state) is a public holiday. For example, the official birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan is celebrated for two days, on September 29 and 30.
Jananeta Irawat’s Birthday, celebrated on September 30, is an official holiday in the Indian state of Manipur. It was established to commemorate a prominent politician, social activist and revolutionary.
National Hot Mulled Cider Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated across the United States on September 30 every year. It is a perfect occasion to enjoy a mug or two of warm apple cider with fruit and spices.
Boy's Day (Dzień Chłopaka) is an informal holiday celebrated in Poland on September 30. Although the celebration is unofficial, it is quite popular among high school and university students.
National Chewing Gum Day is celebrated annually on September 30. This fun holiday was created by an unknown someone who wanted to honor one of the most popular and beloved confections in the world.
International Translation Day is an annual observance held on September 30. It was formally established by the International Federation of Translators in 1991, although the celebrations have been held since 1953. In 2017, it also became a United Nations observance.
Recovery Day is an annual awareness day observed in Canada on September 30. It is dedicated to people who have coped with drug, alcohol and behavioral addictions, achieving long-term sobriety.
Orange Shirt Day is an annual awareness campaign held in Canada on September 30. Its main task is to raise awareness about the impact of the Indian residential school system on Canadian Indigenous communities, as well as promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”.
National Women’s Health & Fitness Day is held annually on the last Wednesday of September, during the National Women’s Health & Fitness Week in the United States. It is a grassroots initiative coordinated by the Health Information Resource Center.
Festivals on September 30, 2020
- Animafest Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia
- BUFF International Film Festival in Malmö, Sweden
- Auto China (Beijing International Automotive Exhibition) in Beijing, China
- Oktoberfest in Canada in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada
- Odesa International Film Festival in Odesa, Ukraine
- Dublin Theatre Festival in Dublin, Ireland
- Reykjavik International Film Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland
- Vancouver International Film Festival in Vancouver, Canada
- Sofia International Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Dublin Book Festival in Dublin, Ireland
- Zurich Film Festival in Zurich, Switzerland
- Ottawa International Animation Festival in Ottawa, Canada
- London Fringe Theater Festival in London (ON), Canada
- St. Louis Renaissance Festival in Wentzville, USA
- New York Film Festival in New York, USA
This Day in History
- 2024 Died: Gavin Creel, American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his work in musical theater. He won a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.
- 2014 Died: Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate for the discovery of the tau lepton in 1995.
- 2012 Died: Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater, Olympic champion, a two-time World champion and a four-time Canadian national champion.
- 2011 Died: Ralph M. Steinman, Canadian immunologist, best remembered for the discovery of the dendritic cell. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this discovery in 2011.
- 2009 An earthquake struck the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, causing the deaths of 1,115 people. Another 3,000 people were injured, and around 135,000 houses were severely damaged.
- 2004 The first images of a live giant squad in its natural habit were taken 600 miles sough of Tokyo.
- 2003 Died: Robert Kardashian, American attorney and businessman. He gained recognition as O. J. Simpson's friend and defense attorney during Simpson's 1995 murder trial.
- 2002 Born: Maddie Ziegler, American actress and dancer who appeared in Lifetime's reality show Dance Moms and starred in a series of music videos by Sia.
- 1999 The second Tokaimura nuclear accident occurred at a fuel reprocessing facility belonging to Japan Nuclear Fuel Conversion Co. (JCO). It spanned approximately 20 hours.
- 1998 Died: Robert Lewis Taylor, American author who won the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters.
- 1994 Died: André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist, best known for discovering how some viruses infect bacteria. This discovery brought him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965.
- 1993 An earthquake struck the Latur and Osmanabad districts of Marathwada in Maharashtra, India at 3:56 a.m. local time. Approximately 10,000 people died and 30,000 were injured.
- 1992 Born: Ezra Miller, American actor best known for playing Credence Barebone in the Fantastic Beasts franchise and the Flash in the DC Extended Universe.
- 1990 Died: Patrick White, English-born Australian writer, widely regarded as one of the most important English-language novelists of the 20th century. In 1973, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 1990 Dalai Lama unveiled the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights (also known as the Human Rights Monument) in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, ceremoniously walking through the archway of the monument.
- 1985 Died: Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist and physicist, most famous for the creation of the Richter magnitude scale.
- 1982 Born: Kieran Culkin, American actor. He is best known for starring as Roman Roy in the HBO series Succession, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
- 1981 Born: Cecelia Ahern, Irish novelist best known for her books PS, I Love You; Where Rainbows End; and If You Could See Me Now.
- 1975 Born: Christopher Jackson, American actor, singer, musician, and composer, best known for originating the role of George Washington in the Broadway hit musical Hamilton.
- 1975 Born: Marion Cotillard, French actress, known for her roles in both European and Hollywood films. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award,
- 1968 The Boeing 747 was shown to the public for the first time at the Boeing Everett Factory. The first flight of this jet took place on February 9, 1969.
- 1964 Born: Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and model who began her career as a fashion model before working in a wide range of Italian, American, and French films.
- 1961 Born: Eric Stoltz, American actor, director and producer. His notable acting credits include Mask, Some Kind of Wonderful, Pulp Fiction, Killing Zoe, and Kicking and Screaming.
- 1957 Born: Fran Drescher, American actress, writer, producer, and trade union leader. She achieved wide fame as Fran Fine on her own television sitcom The Nanny.
- 1955 Died: James Dean, American actor known for his roles in the films East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant. He died in a car crash at the young age of 24.
- 1951 Born: Barry Marshall, Australian physician, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine. Together with Robin Warren, he showed that Helicobacter pylori plays a major role in causing many peptic ulcers.
- 1941 The German Einsatzgruppe C completed the Babi Yar massacre that started on September 29 in Kyiv, Ukraine. During two days some 33,771 Jews were killed in a single operation.
- 1939 Born: Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate for the synthesis of cryptands. His discovery enabled the launch of the now flourishing field of supramolecular chemistry.
- 1928 Born: Elie Wiesel, Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English.
- 1921 Born: Deborah Kerr, British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first person from Scotland to be nominated for any acting Oscar.
- 1905 Born: Ann Jarvis, American activist and community organizer during the American Civil War era. She is best remembered for her efforts in the establishment of Mother's Day in the USA.
- 1891 Died: Georges Ernest Boulanger, French general and politician. An enormously popular public figure during the second decade of the Third Republic, he won multiple elections.
- 1882 Born: Hans Geiger, German physicist, best known for the invention of the Geiger counter that was made in collaboration with Ernest Rutherford.
- 1882 Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.
- 1861 Born: William Wrigley, Jr., American chewing gum industrialist best known for founding the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 1891. Today, it is the largest manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum in the world.
- 1800 Born: Decimus Burton, English architect and garden designer. He was the foremost Victorian architect in the Roman revival, Greek revival, Georgian neoclassical and Regency styles.
- 1791 Mozart's last opera The Magic Flute debuted at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria two months before his death.