What happened on September 30 ?

1207 - Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (d. 1273)

1227 - Pope Nicholas IV (d. 1292)

1530 - Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)

1631 - William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials (d. 1701)

1700 - Stanis?aw Konarski, Polish writer (d. 1773)

1710 - John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (d. 1771)

1715 - ÿtienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher (d. 1780)

1732 - Jacques Necker, French finance minister of Louis XVI (d. 1804)

1800 - Decimus Burton, British architect (d. 1881)

1870 - Jean Baptiste Perrin, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1942)

1882 - Hans Geiger, German physicist (d. 1945)

1895 - Lewis Milestone, Russian-born film director (d. 1980)

1898 - Renée Adorée, French actress (d. 1933)

1898 - Princess Charlotte of Monaco (d. 1977)

1904 - Waldo Williams, Welsh poet (d. 1971)

1905 - Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)

1908 - David Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist (d. 1974)

1912 - Kenny Baker, American singer and actor (d. 1985)

1913 - Bill Walsh, American film producer and writer (d. 1975)

1915 - Lester Maddox, Governor of Georgia (d. 2003)

1917 - Park Chunghee, President of South Korea (d. 1979)

1917 - Buddy Rich, American drummer (d. 1987)

1921 - Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress

1922 - Alan Stretton, Australian general

1924 - Truman Capote, American author (d. 1984)

1928 - Elie Wiesel, Romanian Holocaust survivor, author, and lecturer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

1931 - Angie Dickinson, American actress

1932 - Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (governor of Tokyo)

1934 - Udo Jürgens, Austrian singer

1935 - Johnny Mathis, American singer

1937 - Valentin Silvestrov, Ukrainian composer

1939 - Jean-Marie Lehn, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1942 - Frankie Lymon, American singer (d. 1962)

1943 - Johann Deisenhofer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1945 - Nader Angha, 42nd Present Sufi Master of the Oveyssi-Shahmaghsoudi order

1945 - Ehud Olmert, twelfth Prime Minister of Israel.

1946 - Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican singer (d. 1993)

1947 - Marc Bolan, British musician (d. 1977)

1951 - Barry Marshall, Australian physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1952 - Jack Wild, British actor

1953 - S.M. Stirling, Canadian-born author

1954 - Basia Trzetrzelewska, Polish-born singer and songwriter

1954 - Barry Williams, American actor

1957 - Fran Drescher, American actress

1961 - Eric Stoltz, American actor

1961 - Crystal Bernard, American actress

1962 - Frank Rijkaard, Dutch football player and manager

1964 - Trey Anastasio, American musician (Phish)

1964 - Monica Bellucci, Italian actress

1971 - Jenna Elfman, American actress

1972 - Ari Behn, Norwegian author

1977 - Roy Carroll, Northern Irish footballer

1977 - Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer

1978 - Candice Michelle, American female wrestler

1979 - Andy Van der Meyde, Dutch footballer

1980 - Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player

1982 - Lacey Chabert, American actress

1982 - Kieran Culkin, American actor

1982 - Michelle Marsh, British model

1984 - Keisha Buchanan, British singer (Sugababes)

1984 - Megan Ewing, American supermodel

1990 - Tobi Atkins, Australian actor