Events in History
- Oct 16 1st US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania
- Oct 28 The first railroad in Spain - between Barcelona and Mataró - is opened.
Birthdays in History
- Oct 3 Henry Lerolle, French painter, born in Paris (d. 1929)
- Oct 5 Guido von List, Austrian-German occultist and novelist (Jung Diethers Heimkehr), born in Vienna (d. 1919)
- Oct 30 Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Russian vice-admiral (d. 1909)
- Oct 31 Boston Custer, brother of George Armstrong Custer, born in New Rumley, Ohio (d. 1876)