Historical Events
- Oct 22 Duke of Wellington seizes Burgos, Spain
- Oct 23 Failed coup against French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
- Oct 24 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow, French army then forced to retreat through the snow towards Smolensk
- Oct 25 US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 20 Austin Flint, American physician and heart research pioneer (Austin heart murmur), born in Petersham, Massachusetts (d. 1886)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 11 Jurriaan François de Friderici, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, dies at 60
Isaac Brock (1769-1812)
Oct 13 British army officer who successfully defended Upper Canada in War of 1812, dies in battle at 43
- Oct 18 Henry Martyn, English missionary (India and Persia), dies of a fever at 31
