Historical Events
- 1,754 turn out to see Phillies play NY Mets at Shea Stadium
Iran–Iraq War
Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
Baseball Record
Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record with his 97th in A's 5-1 win over Chicago White Sox; breaks Ty Cobb's mark of 96 set in 1915
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Famous Birthdays
- Camilla D'Errico, Canadian comic book artist and painter
Martina Hingis (43 years old)
Swiss tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
- Virgil Abloh, American designer (Louis Vuitton menswear), 1st African American artistic director at a French fashion house, born in Rockford, Illinois
About September 30, 1980
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 43 years, 9 months and 7 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
- #1 Song: Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police