Daily Calendar for Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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 (actor) –
  • Lina Basquette (actress) –
  • Monty Hall (game show host) –
  • Pete Rose (baseball player) –
  • Dikembe Mutombo (basketball 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–

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