Famous Birthdays
- Oct 8 Cornelis Troost, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love), born in Amsterdam (d. 1750)
- Oct 13 John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English statesman and writer (d. 1743)
- Oct 17 August III, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1733-63), Elector of Saxony, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1763)
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning