Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1683)
- Oct 20 Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter, born in Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (d. 1691)
- Oct 30 Michael de Ronghe, composer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1696)
- Oct 31 John Evelyn, English writer and diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin), born in Wotten, England (d. 1706)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 7 Stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish military leader (b. 1547)
