Daily Calendar for Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Born
- William Wrigley, Jr. (manufacturer) –
- Lester Maddox (politician) –
- Buddy Rich (drummer & bandleader) –
- Deborah Kerr (actress) –
- Truman Capote (author) –
- Elie Wiesel (author) –
- Angie Dickinson (actress) –
- Johnny Mathis (singer) –
- Z. Z. Hill (blues musician) –
- Marilyn McCoo (singer) –
- Fran Drescher (actress) –
- Eric Stoltz (actor) –
- Monica Belluci (actress) –
- Jenna Elfman (actress) –
- Martina Hingis (tennis player) –
- Dominique Moceanu (American gymnast) –
- Kieran Culkin (actor) –
- Lacey Chabert (actress) –
Died
- Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (U.S. First Lady) –
- James Dean (American actor; died in a Cholame, California, car accident) –
- Lina Basquette (actress) –
- Monty Hall (game show host) –
- Dikembe Mutombo (basketball player) –
- Pete Rose (baseball player) –
Events
- Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin opened at the Colonial Theater in Boston, Massachusetts –
- U.S. Navy’s first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, is commissioned at Groton, Connecticut –
- The Flintstones made its television debut –
- Alouette 1 satellite ceased activity after 10 years –
- Cheers, the place where everyone knows your name, debuted on television –
- John Lennon was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame –
Weather
- Kilkenny, New Hampshire, near the Canadian border, received 6 inches of snow –
- 108 degrees F at Wichita Falls, Texas –