Events in History
- Oct 4 University of California founded in Los Angeles
- Oct 15 Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists
- Oct 20 Amsterdam Free University opens
Birthdays in History
Damon Runyon
Oct 4 Damon Runyon, American journalist and writer (Guys & Dolls-based on his work), born in Manhattan, Kansas (d. 1946)
- Oct 8 Ernest Douwes Dekker, Indo-Dutch nationalist and founder of National-India Party, born in Pasuruan, Malang, Indonesia (d. 1950)
- Oct 12 Louis Hémon, French novelist (Maria Chapdelaine), born in Brest, France (d. 1913)
- Oct 13 Sasha Chorny [Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg], Russian poet, born in Odessa, Russian Empire (d. 1932)
- Oct 14 Vilhelm Ekelund, Swedish poet and writer (Sak och sken) (d. 1940)
- Oct 26 Andrei Bely [Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev], Russian writer (Petersburg), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1934)
- Oct 29 Abram F. Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal), born in Romny, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
Weddings in History
Theodore Roosevelt
Oct 27 Theodore Roosevelt, later 26th US President marries Alice Hathaway Lee, on his 22nd birthday
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