Famous Birthdays
- Oct 9 Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni, Italian literary and critic (Arcadia), born in Macerata, Italy (d. 1728)
- Oct 16 Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)
- Oct 18 Prince Eugene of Savoy, famous military commander for the Habsburg Monarchy against the Ottomans and the French, born in Paris, France