Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 8 Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer, born in Hampshire, England (d. 1831)
- Oct 16 Fédéric-Nicolas Duvernoy, French horn player and composer, born in Montbéliard, County of Montbéliard (d. 1838)
- Oct 22 Daniel Steibelt, German pianist and composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1823)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 10 Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, dies at 77
- Oct 20 William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English supreme commander, dies at 44
- Oct 21 Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect, dies at 73
- Oct 31 Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning