Events in Sport
- Oct 26 1st American steeplechase horserace at Westchester, NY
Birthdays in Sport
- Oct 3 Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (Olympic gold 1896), born in Danzig, Prussia (d. 1942)
John Heisman (1869-1936)
Oct 23 American football coach (legalised forward pass, originated the center-snap; Heisman Trophy named after him), born in Cleveland, Ohio