Historical Events
- Oct 4 Foundation of Rosario in Argentina.
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 12 Etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist, born in Paris (d. 1810)
John Wilkes (1725-1797)
Oct 17 English radical, journalist (The North Briton) and politician, born in London
Famous Deaths
- Oct 10 Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, Governor-General of New France (b. 1643)
- Oct 11 Hans Herr, Swiss Mennonite bishop, dies at 86
- Oct 22 Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian baroque composer (Tigrane), dies at 65
- Oct 27 Jacob Hop, Dutch politician and diplomat (treasurer of the Dutch republic), dies at 71
