Timeline September 1930

Events in September 1930 10

• 1844 – 1930 Ilya Repin (1844-1930) Died 29 September 1930, aged 86 Russian realist painter whose works include Barge Haulers on the Volga and Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan. He was the leading figure of the Peredvizhniki movement. He died at his home in Kuokkala, then part of Finland.
• 1872 – 1930 F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872-1930) Died 30 September 1930, aged 58 British Conservative politician and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for India. He was known for his sharp wit in speeches and in court.
• 1930 Argentine coup d'état General Uriburu overthrows President Yrigoyen General José Félix Uriburu led a military coup that removed the elected president Hipólito Yrigoyen. It was the first successful coup in modern Argentine history. It began the period known as the Infamous Decade.
• 1930 Scotch cellulose tape introduced 3M markets the first transparent adhesive tape The 3M company began selling Scotch cellulose tape, developed by engineer Richard Drew. It was the first transparent pressure-sensitive tape. It sold widely during the Depression as people used it to repair household items.
• 1930 Nazi breakthrough in German federal election NSDAP becomes the second-largest party in the Reichstag In the Reichstag election, the National Socialist German Workers' Party won 18.3 percent of the vote and went from 12 seats to 107. The result made the Nazis a major national force and made it much harder to form a parliamentary government in the Weimar Republic.
• 1930 – 2024 Thomas Stafford (1930-2024) Died 18 March 2024, aged 93 American astronaut who commanded Apollo 10 and later the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
• 1930 – 2004 Ray Charles (1930-2004) Died 10 June 2004, aged 73 Ray Charles was a pioneering American musician who fused gospel, blues, and jazz to help create soul music. Hits like "Georgia on My Mind" and "Hit the Road Jack" made him one of the most influential performers of the 20th century.
• 1930 Ray Charles born in Albany, Georgia Ray Charles Robinson Grows up poor in Greenville, Florida.
• 1930 – 1999 Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) Died 10 May 1999, aged 68 Shel Silverstein was an American author, poet, and cartoonist best known for children's books including The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends. He was also an accomplished songwriter, writing hits such as A Boy Named Sue. He died of a heart attack at his home in Key West, Florida.
• 1930 Bobby Jones completes golf's Grand Slam Only player to win all four major titles of the era in one year Bobby Jones won the US Amateur at Merion, completing a sweep of the British Amateur, the Open Championship, the US Open and the US Amateur in a single year. No other golfer has done this. Jones retired from competitive golf soon afterwards, aged 28.