September 30

Events

 * 1890 - is granted U.S. patent No. 437422 for telegraphy, Nos. 437423,-4,-6 for a phonograph; No. 437425 for a phonograph-recorder; No. 437427 for a "Method of Making Phonograph Blanks"; No. 437428 for a "Propelling Device for Electrical Cars"; and No. 437429 for a phonogram blank
 * 1967 – BBC Radio 1 is launched and Tony Blackburn presents its first show; the BBC's other national radio stations also adopt numeric names.

Births

 * 1852 –, Irish composer, resident in England (d. 1924)
 * 1908 –, Ukrainian violinist (d. 1974)
 * 1912 –, American singer and actor (d. 1985)
 * 1919 –, American soprano
 * 1920 –, Brazilian-American musician and cellist
 * 1933 –, American gospel/r&b singer
 * 1934 –, Austrian singer
 * 1935 –, American singer
 * 1935 –, American blues singer (d. 1984)
 * 1937 –, Ukrainian composer
 * 1942 –, American singer (d. 1968)
 * 1943 –, American singer (The 5th Dimension)
 * 1944 –, French Canadian singer
 * 1946 –, Puerto Rican singer (d. 1993)
 * 1950 –, Italian musician
 * 1954 –, Polish-born singer and songwriter
 * 1954 –, American musician
 * 1958 –, American musician
 * 1962 –, Indian singer
 * 1963 –, American musician (Sugar)
 * 1964 –, American musician (Phish)
 * 1964 –, American singer and bassist (Goo Goo Dolls)
 * 1975 –, French singer
 * 1979 –, Greek actress, musician and pianist
 * 1979 –, Malaysian singer-songwriter

Deaths

 * 1977 –, American singer (Les Paul and Mary Ford) (b. 1924)
 * 1989 –, American composer (b. 1896)
 * 1991 –, Serbian folk singer (b. 1938)