SEPTEMBER 30 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for September 30

Lucinda Hinsdale Stone (1814-1900) - Educator who became the first woman in the U.S. to take classes of young women abroad to study.

Ann Jarvis (1832-1905) - Co-founder of Mother's Day.

William Wrigley Jr. (1861-1932) - Founder of the Wrigley Company.

Nora Stanton Blatch Barney (1883-1971) - One of the first woman to graduate with an engineering degree in the U.S.

Herbert Maxwell Strong (1908-2002) - Inventor of the first synthesized diamonds.

Irving B. Kahn (1917-1994) -Inventor of the teleprompter.

Angie Dickinson (1931-Still Living) - Actress who starred in movies with John Wayne, Willie Nelson, James Arness, to name a few.

John Lombardo (1952-Still Living) - Founding member of alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs.

Barry Williams (1954-Still Living) - Actor recognized for his role as Greg Brady on the The Brady Bunch.

Fran Drescher (1957-Still Living) - Actress known for her role as the hilarious maid Fran Fine on the sitcom The Nanny.

Marty Stuart (1958-Still Living) - Award winning country and bluegrass musician.

Robby Takac (1964-Still Living) - Bassist and lead singer for the rock band the Goo Goo Dolls.

Memorable Events for September 30

1630 - Massachusetts village Shawmut changes its name to Boston.

1882 - Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant/light company begins operation.

1877 - The first amateur swim meet is held by the NY Athletic Club.

1880 - Amateur astronomer Henry Draper takes the first ever photograph of the Orion Nebula.

1935 - The Hoover Dam is dedicated.

1939 - The first football game is televised on NBC.

1943 - President Roosevelt dedicates U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

1955 - Actor James Dean is killed in a car crash at the age of 24.

1960 - The Flintstones premieres on ABC.