Famous Birthdays
- Oct 9 Charles X, King of France (1824-30), born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1836)
- Oct 10 Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens), born in Gävle, Sweden (d. 1819)
- Oct 21 Pierre Augereau, Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione (d. 1816)
- Oct 26 Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (elementary philosophy), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1823)
- Oct 31 Ignaz Spangler, composer