Oct 2 Franz Schneider, Austrian organist and composer, baptized in Pulkau (d. 1812)
Oct 5 Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Russian count (helped Catherine the Great to the throne) and military commander (Battle of Çeşme), born in Lyutkino, Russia (d. 1808) (NS date)
Oct 22 Vincenzo Manfredini, Italian harpsichordist, composer, and music theorist, born in Pistoia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1799)
Oct 31 James Lovell, American educator and statesman, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1789)