Who was born on September 30

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on September 30, including W. S. Merwin, Elie Wiesel, Ray Willsey. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

50 documented historical events happened on September 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Muslim conquest of Transoxiana: Türgesh tribesmen attacked and captured the exposed baggage train of the Umayyad army, sent ahead of the main force. On the same day, in another year: A violent earthquake struck the Caucasus near Ganja, killing up to an estimated 300,000 people. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.