Historical Events
- Oct 7 Stamp Act Congress (First Congress of the American Colonies) convenes in New York City to devise a unified protest against new British taxation
- Oct 19 Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City, writes the Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- Oct 10 Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, dies at 77
- Oct 20 William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English supreme commander, dies at 44
- Oct 21 Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect, dies at 73
- Oct 31 Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning