Historical Events
- Oct 11 Battle of Camperdown (Kamperduin): British navy defeats Dutch fleet
- Oct 17 Peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France
- Oct 21 The USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) is launched in Boston
- Oct 22 Andre-Jacques Garnerin makes 1st parachute descent from a balloon in Paris
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 3 Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1870)
- Oct 4 Jeremias Gotthelf [Albert Bitzius], Swiss writer (The Black Spider), born in Murten, Switzerland (d. 1854)
- Oct 8 Eeltsje Hiddes Halbertsma, Dutch Frisian writer, poet and physician, born in Grou, Frisia, Batavian Republic (d. 1858)
- Oct 13 William Motherwell, Scottish poet and civil servant, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1835)
- Oct 14 Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Austrian explorer and travel writerwho made two round the world trips, born in Vienna (d. 1858)
- Oct 16 James Brudenell, British Earl Of Cardigan (led the Charge of the Light Brigade), born in Hambleden, England (d. 1868)
- Oct 23 Jan Jacob Rochussen, Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1845-51), born in Etten, Batavian Republic (d. 1871)
