Famous Birthdays
- Oct 2 František Tůma, Czech composer, born in Kostelec nad Orlicí, Bohemia (d. 1774)
- Oct 9 Ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician, born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 1777)
- Oct 17 William Bentinck, British-born Dutch politician and prominent Orangist (d. 1774)
- Oct 29 John Byng, English admiral executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca, born in Southill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1757)
Famous Deaths
John Locke (1632-1704)
Oct 28 English empiricist philosopher; influential Enlightenment thinker and "Father of Liberalism" (Two Treatises of Government), dies at 72
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning