What Happened in October 1868

Historical Events

Oct 1 "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott is published in America by Roberts Brothers of Boston

Oct 7 Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens
Oct 10 1st written account of a Canadian football game
Oct 10 Cuba revolts for independence against Spain
Oct 17 Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect
Oct 21 Severe earthquake at 7:53 AM, centered in Hayward, California
Oct 22 Jacques Offenbach's opera "Genevieve de Brabant" premieres in NYC
Oct 26 White terrorists kill several blacks in St Bernard Parish La
Oct 30 John Menard of Louisiana is 1st African American elected to US Congress
Oct 31 Standard uniform approved for US postal carriers

Oct 4 Marcelo Torcuato the Alvear, President of Argentina (1922-28)
Oct 7 Fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895)
Oct 8 Max Slevogt, German painter, born in Landshut, Germany (d. 1932)
Oct 10 Guillermo M Tomas, composer
Oct 16 Franz X Ritter von Epp, German general (China)
Oct 18 Ernst Didring, Swedish author (d. 1931)
Oct 19 Bertha Landes, 1st woman elected mayor of a major US city (Seattle)
Oct 23 Frederick Lanchester, , English Engineer who built the first British petrol automobile (1896), born in London, England
Oct 24 Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer and writer (d. 1969)
Oct 27 Annie Patterson, Irish composer, born in Lurgan, Ireland

Oct 1 Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63
Oct 6 Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer, composer, dies at 51
Oct 9 Howell Cobb, American politician (U.S. Secretary of Treasury), dies at 53

Oct 17 Laura Secord, Canadian heroine of the war of 1812, dies at 93

Oct 23 Cullen Whipple, American inventor (pointed screw machine), dies at 67
Oct 26 B F Randolph, SC state senator, assassinated