- Oct 1 William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek), born in Soho Square, London (d. 1844)
- Oct 9 Pierre Gaveaux, French composer, born in Béziers, France (d. 1825)
- Oct 27 August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal, born in Schildau, Saxony (d. 1831)