Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 Eduard Sobolewski, Polish-American violinist and composer, born in Königsberg (d. 1872)
- Oct 5 Thomas Algeo Rowley, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1892)
- Oct 5 Winand Staring, Dutch geologist (Geology of Netherlands), born in Wildenborch, Vorden, Netherlands (d. 1877)
- Oct 6 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1863)
- Oct 12 John Liptrot Hatton, English composer and pianist, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1886)
- Oct 20 Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist (founded journal Globus), born in Braunschweig, Saxony (d. 1875)
- Oct 24 Bernhard von Cotta, German geologist, born in Meiningen, Germany (d. 1879)
- Oct 24 Ernst Richter, German musical theorist and composer, born in Großschönau, Saxony, Germany (d. 1879)
