Historical Events
Dalton Explains Color Blindness
Oct 31 John Dalton's first lecture to the Manchester Literary/Philosophical Society, "Extraordinary facts relating to the vision of colours"
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 10 William Whiting Boardman, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut), born in New Milford, Connecticut (d. 1871)
- Oct 13 Anselm Hüttenbrenner, Austrian composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1868)
- Oct 18 Ferdinand Schubert, Austrian organist, composer, and teacher, born in Vienna (d. 1859)
- Oct 23 Joseph Panny, Austrian violinist and composer, born in Kollmitzberg, Austria (d. 1838)
- Oct 24 Friedrich Balduin von Gagern, German-Dutch army commandant, born in Weilburg, Germany (d. 1848)
- Oct 26 Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (Grand Kremlin Palace), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1881)
