Historical Events
Battle of Rancagua
Oct 1 Battle of Rancagua begins; Spanish army defeats rebel Chilean army, ending the Chilean Vieja
Congress of Vienna
Oct 1 Opening of the Congress of Vienna, redraws Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon Bonaparte
- Oct 17 London Beer Flood: Bursting vat at Veux & Company Brewery floods city streets with over 300,000 gallons of porter ale, killing eight, plus a possible ninth later from alcohol poisoning [1]
- Oct 23 One of the first modern plastic surgeries in the west performed by Joseph Carpue on a soldier's nose in England using Indian techniques
- Oct 29 "Demologos", 1st steam-powered warship, is launched in New York for the US Navy
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 3 Mikhail Lermontov, Russian poet and writer (Demon & other poems), born in Moscow (d. 1841)
- Oct 11 Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (1853-85), born in Lempdes, Puy-de-Dôme, France (d. 1888)
- Oct 24 Rafael Carrera, Guatemalan military commander and Dictator of Guatemala (1844–48, 1851–65), born in Guatemala City, New Spain (d. 1865)
- Oct 25 Prince Louis, French Duke of Nemours, born in Palais Royal, Paris (d. 1896)
- Oct 27 Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and 3rd Mayor of Salt Lake City, born in Trenton, New York (d. 1891)
