Events in History
- Oct 16 Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, is chartered
Birthdays in History
- Oct 4 Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Queen consort of the Two Sicilies, born in Possenhofen Castle, Possenhofen, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1925)
- Oct 4 Prudente José de Morais Barros, 3rd President of Brazil (1894-98), born in Itu, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil (d. 1912)
- Oct 7 Nicholas I, last and only King of Montenegro (1910-18), born in Njeguši, Montenegro (d. 1921)
Itō Hirobumi (1841-1909)
Oct 16 Japanese samurai, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (4 terms between 1885 and 1901) and Resident-General of Korea (1905-09), born in Tsukari, Suō, Japan
Deaths in History
George Childress (1804-1841)
Oct 6 American lawyer and statesman (author of Texas Declaration of Independence), commits suicide at 37
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