Historical Events
Boxing Title Fight
Oct 2 Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs American challenger 'Fireman' Jim Flynn in 15 rounds to retain his title in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 3 US regime names Charles Magoon, governor of Cuba
- Oct 3 William Vaughan Moody's "Great Divide" premieres in NYC
- Oct 4 Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburg Pirates, 4-0 to end MLB season at 116-36 with .763 winning percentage; unmatched since
- Oct 6 The Majlis of Iran convened for the first time.
- Oct 8 Karl Nessler demonstrates first 'permanent wave' for hair in London
- Oct 11 White Sox Ed Walsh strikes out then record 12 in a World Series game
- Oct 11 San Francisco Board of Education orders segregation in separate schools of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean children sparking diplomatic crisis
- Oct 14 Baseball World Series: In all-Chicago series, White Sox beat Cubs, 8-3 at South Side Park to win title, 4-2; first AL victory
Historic Event
Oct 19 Frederick Winslow Taylor is awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Pennsylvania
Historic Event
Oct 22 Henry Ford becomes President of Ford Motor Company
Historic Event
Oct 25 Georges Clémenceau succeeds Ferdinand Sarien as Prime Minister of France
Theater Premiere
Oct 31 George Bernard Shaw's play "Caesar & Cleopatra" premieres in NYC
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 John Lorne Campbell, Scottish folklorist, born in Argyll, Scotland (d. 1996)
- Oct 1 Fatso Marco, American actor and comedian (Milton Berle Show), born in New York City (d. 1962)
- Oct 2 John Humphreys Whitfield, British scholar of Italian language & literature, born in Wednesbury, England (d. 1995)
- Oct 4 Johannes Post, Dutch farmer and resistance fighter (passage fight), born in Hollandscheveld, Drente, Netherlands (d. 1944)
- Oct 5 Leopold Kohr, Austrian social philosopher, born in Oberndorf, Austria (d. 1994)
Janet Gaynor
Oct 6 Janet Gaynor, American actress (Sunrise, A Star Is Born), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
- Oct 7 James E Webb, head of NASA (1961-68)
- Oct 9 John Dalrymple, 13th earl of Stair, Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire (1961-83)
- Oct 9 Janis Ivanovs, Latvian composer, born in Babri, Preiļi, Latvia (d. 1983)
- Oct 9 Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and 1st President of Senegal (1960-80), born in Joal-Fadiouth, Senegal (d. 2001)
- Oct 10 Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], Italian-American composer (Zanoni), educator, and music theorist (Creative Harmony), born in NYC, New York (d. 1985)
R.K. Narayan
Oct 10 R.K. Narayan, Indian novelist (Malguidi Days), born in Madras (d. 2001)
- Oct 10 Leo Mathisen, Danish jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer and bandleader, known as "The Lion" (Take It Easy; To Be Or Not To Be), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1969)
- Oct 11 Dutch Clark, American Pro/College Football HOF back (Colorado College; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × NFL rushing TD leader & NFL scoring leader; Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions), born in Fowler, Colorado (d. 1978)
- Oct 11 Katherine Emery, American actress (Maze, Isle of the Dead), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1980)
- Oct 12 Eddie Myers, British WWII soldier and engineer, born in Kensington, London (d. 1997)
Joe Cronin
Oct 12 Joe Cronin, American baseball shortstop (Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL President), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1984)
Hannah Arendt
Oct 14 Hannah Arendt, German-American political theorist and historian (Origins of Totalitarianism), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1975)
- Oct 14 Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, born in Mahmoudiyah, Beheira, Egypt (d. 1949)
- Oct 14 Russell Thorson, American radio and television actor (One Man's Family; The Detectives), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (d. 1982)
- Oct 15 Hiram Fong, American businessman and politician (U.S. Senator from Hawaii), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2004)
- Oct 16 Dino Buzzati, Italian writer (The Tartar Steppe), born in San Pellegrino, Belluno, (d. 1972)
- Oct 16 George Lott, American tennis player (12 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1991)
- Oct 17 Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)
- Oct 18 James Brooks, US mural painter (Acquisition of Long Island)
- Oct 21 Lillian Asplund, last American Titanic survivor (d. 2006)
- Oct 22 Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, Dutch composer (Willem Pijper)
- Oct 22 Sidney Kingsley, US playwright (One in White, Darkness at Noon)
- Oct 23 Miriam Gideon, American composer, born in Greeley, Colorado (d. 1996)
- Oct 24 Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, Austrian painter, born in Vienna (d. 1996)
- Oct 24 Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1968)
Primo Carnera
Oct 25 Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (World Heavyweight Champion 1933-34), born in Sequals, Italy (d. 1967)
- Oct 27 Earle Cabell, American politician, 48th Mayor of Dallas (1961-64), born in Dallas County, Texas (d. 1975)
- Oct 29 Fredric Brown, American sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1972)
- Oct 30 Alexander Gode, German-American linguist, born in Bremen, Imperial Germany (d. 1970)
- Oct 30 Giuseppe Farina, Italian race car driver and one-time F1 world champion, born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy (d. 1966)
- Oct 31 Jo Vis, resistance fighter (Yad Vashem-distinction)
- Oct 31 Louise Talma, American composer (Summer Sounds), born in Arcachon, France (d. 1996)
Famous Deaths
- Oct 5 Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter, dies at 58
- Oct 7 Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1848)
- Oct 9 Joseph Glidden, American inventor (barbed wire) and businessman, dies at 93
- Oct 16 Varina Howell Davis, First Lady of the Confederate States (1862-65), dies at 80
- Oct 20 William "Buck" Ewing, American Baseball HOF catcher (NL home run leader 1883 NY Giants; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (NY Giants, Cincinnati Reds), dies of diabetes at 67
- Oct 21 Helena Amelung [Georgette A], Dutch actress (Scapegoat), dies at 55
Paul Cézanne
Oct 22 Paul Cézanne, French artist and Post-Impressionist painter (The Basket of Apples), dies of pneumonia at 67
