Events in History
- Oct 13 Battle of Queenstown Heights: British forces defeat United States forces attempting to invade Canada
- Oct 14 Work on London's Regent's Canal starts.
- Oct 22 Duke of Wellington seizes Burgos, Spain
- Oct 23 Failed coup against French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
- Oct 24 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow, French army then forced to retreat through the snow towards Smolensk
- Oct 25 US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian
Birthdays in History
- Oct 20 Austin Flint, American physician and heart research pioneer (Austin heart murmur), born in Petersham, Massachusetts (d. 1886)
Deaths in History
- Oct 11 Jurriaan François de Friderici, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, dies at 60
Isaac Brock
Oct 13 Isaac Brock, English general (conquered Detroit), dies in battle at 43
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