Historical Events
- Oct 7 British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, SC
- Oct 10 Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in the Caribbean, hitting Barbados first. Atlantic's deadliest recorded hurricane.
- Oct 16 Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont last major raid of the American Revolutionary War
Hancock Elected Governor
Oct 25 John Hancock elected the first Governor of Massachusetts in a landslide with over 90% of the vote
- Oct 27 Samuel Williams and the first U.S. astronomical expedition to record an eclipse of the sun observes the event at Penobscot Bay
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning