Historical timeline for September 30

Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.

Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.

The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.

Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.

The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.

Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.

The 6.2 Mw Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.

Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.

Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.

Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 60.

Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.

The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.

Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.

The Flintstones animated sitcom premieres on ABC television.

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.

The Berlin Airlift ends.

Pakistan joins the United Nations.

The 1947 World Series begins. It is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.

The Bourne End rail crash, in Hertfordshire, England, kills 43.