Historical Events
- Canada observes its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honoring victims and survivors of residential schools for indigenous children
- Former UK policeman Wayne Couzens given rare life-sentence for raping and killing Sarah Everard, judge saying his crime as bad as a terrorist atrocity [1]
- Land, including world's oldest living rainforest, Daintree National Park (180 million yrs old) returned to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people in Far North Queensland, Australia [1]
Famous Deaths
- José Pérez Francés, Spanish road racing cyclist (Tour de France 1963 overall 3rd), dies at 84
- Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese television and video game composer (Dragon Quest), and Nanjing Massacre denialist, dies at 90
Died in 2021 2021 Highlights
About September 30, 2021
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 7 months and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Stay - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
- #1 Song: Shivers - Ed Sheeran