Famous Birthdays
- Oct 13 Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch minister of War, born in Heenvliet, Netherlands (d. 1822)
- Oct 15 Peter Grønland, Danish composer, born in Wilster, Germany (d. 1825)
- Oct 21 Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe, French cartographer and general (head of Napoleon's topographical department), born in Saint-Pol, France (d. 1824)
- Oct 22 Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, German composer, born in Owen, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany (d. 1799)
- Oct 27 Matthew Baillie, Scottish Physician (first systematic study of pathology in 1793), born in Shotts Manse, Lanarkshire (d. 1823)
- Oct 31 Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch politician (Grand Pensionary of Batavian Commonwealth), and diplomat, born in Deventer, Overijssel, United Provinces (d. 1825)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 11 Johann Pfeiffer, German violinist, composer and concert master at court (Bayreuth), dies at 64
