Historical Events
- Oct 3 Chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre
- Oct 27 Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 3 Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary who dethroned last Ming emperor, born in Mizhi, Shaanxi province, China (d. 1645)
- Oct 16 Charles Coypeau Dassoucy, French poet and singer, born in Paris (d. 1677)
- Oct 19 Thomas Browne, English philosopher and writer (Garden of Cyrus), born in London (d. 1682)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 13 Theodore Beza, French Reformed Protestant theologian, dies at 86
