September 30 in history

On September 30:

1791The first performance of  The Magic Flute, the last opera composed by Mozart, took place.

1901 Hubert Cecil Booth patentsed the vacuum cleaner.

1921 Scottish actress Deborah Kerr was born.

1924 US author Truman Capote was born.

1935 US singer Johnny Mathis was born.

1957 US actress Fran Drescher was born.

1962 Sir Guy Powles became New Zealand’s first Ombudsman.

1966 Botswana  proclaimed its independence.

Sourced from NZ History Online & Wikipedia.