Historical Events
- Oct 1 The first division of Canadian troops, 33,000 sail for Britain; most Canadians are volunteers, anxious to prove their loyalty to the Commonwealth
- Oct 1 The Prince of Asir, the southern region of Arabia, rises in revolt against the Turks; his actions will inspire other Arab leaders to revolt
- Oct 4 Dardanelles: French & British fleet bombards Turkish forts
- Oct 5 World War I first aerial combat resulting in a kill
- Oct 6 The Russians fall back along the Eastern Front in Poland and Galicia
- Oct 9 German troops take Antwerp in World War I
- Oct 10 German forces rout Belgians in Antwerp, Belgium (WWI)
- Oct 11 German troops occupy Ghent
- Oct 12 The First Battle of Ypres begins
- Oct 13 American inventor Garrett Morgan patents his safety hood device, which would later be refined into the gas mask [1]
- Oct 13 Baseball World Series: Boston Braves beat Philadelphia A's, 3-1 at Fenway Park for first 4-game sweep in WS history; 'Miracle Braves' last in NL July 4
- Oct 13 Pro-German Boers begin opposition to British authority in South Africa
- Oct 13 The Belgian government in exile installed at St Adresse at Le Havre
- Oct 14 German troops occupy Brug
- Oct 15 Battle of Warsaw, begins (ends Oct 21)
- Oct 15 US Clayton Anti-trust Act passed (union & strike rights)
- Oct 18 Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany
- Oct 21 Battle of Warsaw ends with German defeat
- Oct 27 British battleship Audacious sunk by mine
- Oct 28 German battle cruiser Goeben enters Black Sea
- Oct 28 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, founded at Howard University, incorporates
- Oct 29 Turkish warships storm Black Sea
- Oct 30 Allied offensive at Ypres (Belgium), aka 'Wipers' during WWI begins
- Oct 31 Great Britain & France declare war on Turkey
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, Librarian of Congress (1975-87) and author ("The Americans: The Democratic Experience" - 1974 Pulitzer Prize), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2004)
- Oct 1 Michael Goodliffe, British actor (A Night to Remember, Cromwell, 5th Day of Peace), born in Bebington, Cheshire, England (d. 1976)
- Oct 2 Albe Vidaković, Croatian composer, born in Subotica, Serbia (d. 1964)
- Oct 2 Bengt Johansson, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki (d. 1989)
- Oct 2 Bernarr Rainbow, English historian of music education, organist, and choir master, born in London (d. 1998)
- Oct 2 Charles Drake [Ruppert], American actor (Harvey, Air Force, Glenn Miller Story), born in New York City (d. 1994)
- Oct 2 Jack Parsons, American rocket scientist and Thelemite occultist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1952)
- Oct 3 Nel Roos, Dutch ballerina and dance teacher, born in Ridderkerk, Netherlands (d. 1970)
- Oct 4 Brendan Gill, American critic (The New Yorker), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1997)
- Oct 4 Jim Cairns, Australian politician (d. 2003)
Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002)
Oct 6 Norwegian anthropologist and explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku), born in Larvik, Norway
- Oct 7 Alfred Drake [Capurro], American singer and actor (Trading Places, Hamlet, Kiss Me Kate), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1992)
- Oct 7 Herman Keiser, American golfer (US Masters 1946), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
- Oct 7 Sarah Churchill, British actress (Matinee Theatre, All Over Town, Royal Wedding), born in London, England (d. 1982)
- Oct 9 Edward Andrews, American actor (Tea & Sympathy, Glass Bottom Boat), born in Griffin, Georgia (d. 1985)
- Oct 9 Roger Goeb, American composer, born in Cherokee, Iowa (d. 1997)
- Oct 10 Ivory Joe Hunter "The Baron of the Boogie", American R&B singer, piano player, and songwriter ("Since I Met You Baby"), born in Kirbyville, Texas (d. 1974)
- Oct 10 Tommy Fine, American baseball player, born in Cleburne, Texas (d. 2005)
- Oct 11 J. Edward Day, 55th U.S. Postmaster General (1961), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1996)
- Oct 15 Mohammed Zahir Shah, last king of Afghanistan (1933-73), born in Kabul, Afghanistan (d. 2007)
- Oct 16 Christian J Modeste, Dutch gypsy king (d. 1966)
- Oct 17 Albert Markos, Romanian composer (Torso I), born in Székelykeresztúr, Hungary (now Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania) (d. 1981)
- Oct 17 Jerry Siegel, American comic book writer (co-creator, with Joe Shuster, of "Superman"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1996)
- Oct 19 Harold Gimblett, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; 265 career FC sixes; Somerset CCC), born in Bicknoller, England (d. 1978)
- Oct 19 Juanita Moore, American actress (Imitation Of Life), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2014)
- Oct 20 Fayard Nicholas, American tap dancer, one-half of The Nicholas Brothers and actor (The Five Heartbeats), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2006)
- Oct 21 Martin Gardner, American mathematician and scientific writer (Scientific American math & puzzles columnist), born in Hendersonville, North Carolina (d. 2010)
- Oct 23 Dick Durrance, American skier, born in Tarpon Springs, Florida (d. 2004)
- Oct 23 Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Ole Miss; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × NFL All-Star; Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers, Fleet City, NY Yankees), born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi (d. 1980)
- Oct 24 Dave Dallwitz, South Australian jazz and classical pianist, bandleader, composer, and visual artist, born in Freeling, South Australia (d. 2003)
- Oct 25 John Berryman, American poet (The Dream Songs), born in McAlester, Oklahoma (d. 1972)
- Oct 25 Maudie Prickett [Doyle], American character actress (Harvey; Hazel - "Rosie"), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1976)
- Oct 26 Alexander "Sasha" Argov [Abramovich], Israeli composer, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
- Oct 26 Claude Jeter, American gospel music singer (The Swan Silvertones), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2009)
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
Oct 26 American actor (The Addams Family - "Uncle Fester"; The Kid; Oliver Twist), born in Los Angeles, California
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)
Oct 27 Welsh poet and writer (Child's Christmas in Wales), born in Swansea, Wales
Jonas Salk (1914-1995)
Oct 28 American medical researcher and virologist who created the Polio vaccine, born in New York City
- Oct 28 Richard Laurence Millington Synge, British biochemist (Nobel 1952), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
- Oct 30 Anna Wing, British stage and screen actress (EastEnders, 1985-88 - "Lou Beale"; Blithe Spirit), born in Hackney, London, England (d. 2013)
- Oct 30 Marion Ladewig, American ten-pin bowler (9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2010)
- Oct 30 Marius Flothuis, Dutch composer, (Kleine Suite for 12 Harps; Espressioni Cordiali), artistic director (Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1955–74), musicologist (Mozart), and music critic, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2001)
- Oct 30 Patsy Montana [Ruby Rose Blevins], American country singer, songwriter and yodeler ("I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"), born in Beaudry, Arkansas (d. 1996)
- Oct 30 Richard E. Holz, American composer for brass band (Salvation Army), born in Pittston, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
- Oct 31 Joe Carcione, American consumer advocate (The Green Grocer) (d. 1988)
- Oct 31 John Hugenholtz, Dutch race track designer, born in Westerveld, Netherlands (d. 1995)
Famous Weddings
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy & Joseph P. Kennedy
Oct 7 Businessman Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (26) weds John F. Fitzgerald's daughter, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (24)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 10 Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914), dies at 75
- Oct 10 Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Dutch politician (Mayor of Amsterdam, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1891-1894), dies at 73
- Oct 10 Karol I, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania (1881-1914), dies
- Oct 12 Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (flat-bottomed paper bag), described as a "female Thomas Edison", dies at 76
- Oct 15 Aleksander Różycki, Polish pianist, composer, and music teacher dies at 59
- Oct 28 Adelgunde of Bavaria, German princess and wife of Duke of Modena, dies at 91
- Oct 28 Richard Heuberger, Austrian opera composer, dies at 64
- Oct 30 Ernst Stadler, German poet (Der Aufbruch), dies fighting in WWI at 31