On This Day September 30th

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September 30th is the 273rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 94 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

1541 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.

1791 – The first performance of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute occurred two months before his death.

1882 – Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation.

1888 – Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.

1907 – The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.

1939 – NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.

1947 – The 1947 World Series begins. It is the first to be televised, to include an African American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.

1980 – Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox, working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.

2016 – Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after being stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.

Birthdays

1689 – Jacques Aubert, French violinist and composer (d. 1753)

1832 – Ann Jarvis, American activist, co-founded Mother's Day (d. 1905)

1861 – William Wrigley, Jr., an American businessman, founded the Wrigley Company (d. 1932)

1917 – Buddy Rich, American drummer, bandleader, and actor (d. 1987)

1928 – Elie Wiesel, Romanian-American author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)

1935 – Johnny Mathis, American singer and actor

1958 – Marty Stuart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1986 – Olivier Giroud, French footballer


Holidays and Observance

International Blasphemy Rights Day

On 30 September 2005, a Danish newspaper named “Jyllands-Posten” posted 12 editorial cartoons of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. The move, justified by the newspaper as an attempt to criticize Islamic censorship, angered prominent Danish-Muslim groups. After a failed court case and lack of support from the government, a congregation of Danish imams led by Ahmed Akkari visited the Middle East to drum up support for the cause.

After months of hysteria and manufactured lies, Ahmed Akkari sought enough support from Muslim-majority nations to launch a movement against the Danish government. The protests reached far and wide and had significant international implications. Danish embassies worldwide were bombed, and over 100 people, including the protestors, were killed.

This stunning religious intolerance shook the world and triggered many debates about freedom of speech. Years after the matter settled, Ronald A. Lindsay, CEO of the Center for Inquiry, was presented with the idea of honoring the right to free speech on the anniversary of the Danish article. The idea was accepted, and since 2009, every September 30 is celebrated as International Blasphemy Rights Day.

It is essential to clear the air on the intent of this day. International Blasphemy Rights Day is observed in defense of free speech, not in support of ridiculing a particular religious belief. Blasphemy laws violate the tenets of our collective freedom. International Blasphemy Rights Day is observed to reaffirm our belief that no religion or sect is beyond criticism.


Others Include

Blasphemy Day 

Botswana Day 

Family Health and Fitness Day USA 

International Lace Day 

International Podcast Day 

International Translation Day

National Ghost Hunting Day 

National Hot Mulled Cider Day 

National Love People Day 

National Microcephaly Awareness Day 

Fiesta de San Jerónimo in Nicaragua

Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play 

Orange Shirt Day 

Save Your Photo's Day 

The Time For Yoga 


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