Historical Events
Great Awakening
Oct 12 English evangelist George Whitefield preaches to 30,000 people in Boston in the US during the 'Great Awakening'
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 8 Michel-Julien Mathieu, French composer, born in Fontainebleau, France (d. 1777)
- Oct 14 Joannes Siberg, Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1801-05), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1817)
- Oct 20 Belle van Zuylen, Dutch-Swiss writer (Three Women), born at Castle Zuylen near Utrecht (d. 1805)
- Oct 26 Ernest Louis Muller, Polish composer and flautist, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1811)
- Oct 29 James Boswell, Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson and diarist, born in Edinburgh (d. 1795)
- Oct 31 William Paca, American judge and signer (Declaration of Independence), born in Abingdon, Maryland (d. 1799)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 5 Johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721)
Charles VI (1685-1740)
Oct 20 Holy Roman Emperor (1711-40), dies after falling ill on a hunting trip at 55
- Oct 28 Anna Ivanova, Empress of Russia (1730-40), dies of a kidney stone at 47
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning