Historical Events
- Oct 2 First Rugby Union match is played at the English RFU owned Twickenham ground; Harlequins beat Richmond, 14-10
Johnson KOs Ketchel
Oct 16 In his 4th title defense Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in the 12th round at Mission St Arena, Colma, California to retain his heavyweight boxing crown
Australian Men's Tennis Open
Oct 25 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Perth: Anthony Wilding of New Zealand wins his 2nd Australasian title; beats Ernie Parker of Australia 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
Assassination of Itō Hirobumi
Oct 26 Itō Hirobumi, Resident-General of Korea, and former Japanese Prime Minister is shot and killed by Korean nationalist An Jung-geun in Harbin, China
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 Everett Sloane, American actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer), born in New York City (d. 1965)
- Oct 1 Samuel Yorty, American politician (Mayor of Los Angeles 1961-73), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1998)
- Oct 4 James B. Pritchard, American theologist and archaeologist, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1997)
- Oct 4 Noël Chiboust, French jazz trumpeter, saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader, born in Thorigny-sur-Marne, France (d. 1994)
- Oct 7 Anni Blomqvist, Finnish novelist (d. 1990)
- Oct 7 Erastus Corning 2nd, American politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany, New York (d. 1983)
- Oct 7 Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian classical pianist, born in Odesa, Ukraine (d. 1995)
- Oct 8 Bill Hewitt, American Pro Football HOF end (4 × First-team All-Pro; Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles; one last players to not wear a helmet), born in Bay City, Michigan (d. 1947)
- Oct 10 Florida Friebus, American actress (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ' Mrs. Gillis"; The Bob Newhart Show - "Mrs. Bakerman"), born in Auburndale, Massachusetts (d. 1988)
- Oct 10 Luc van Brabant, Flemish writer and erotic poet, born in Lokoren, Belgium (d. 1977)
- Oct 10 Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2010)
- Oct 13 Herblock [Herbert Lawrence Block], American cartoonist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2001)
- Oct 13 Scoville "Toby" Browne, American jazz saxophone and clarinet player, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1994)
- Oct 14 Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver (Indy 500), born in Lingen, Germany (d. 1938)
- Oct 14 Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1997)
- Oct 14 Kalervo Tuukkanen, Finnish composer (Karhunpyynti (The Bear Hunt)), born in Mikkeli, Finland (d. 1979)
- Oct 15 Robert Trout, American newscaster (ABC), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2000)
- Oct 17 (William) "Cozy" Cole, American jazz drummer ("Topsy I"; "Topsy II"), and educator, born in East Orange, New Jersey (d. 1981)
- Oct 18 Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and legal theorist (d. 2004)
- Oct 19 Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975)
- Oct 19 Robert Beatty, Canadian actor (2001: A Space Odyssey, Where Eagles Dare), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (d. 1992)
- Oct 20 Sugiyama Yasushi, Japanese Nihonga style painter, and designer, born in Asakusa, (d. 1993)
- Oct 22 Litz Pisk, British movement teacher in the theatre, Born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1997)
- Oct 23 Zellig S. Harris, Russian-American linguist, born in Balta, Russia (d. 1992)
- Oct 24 Bill Carr, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4 x 400m 1932), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (d. 1966)
- Oct 24 Sheila Watson, Canadian writer (Double Hook), born in New Westminster, British Columbia (d. 1998) [1]
- Oct 25 Philleo Nash, American politician and Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-66), born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 1987)
- Oct 25 Whitner "Whit" Bissell, American actor (Time Machine, Soylent Green, The Magnificent Seven), born in New York City (d. 1996)
- Oct 27 Henry "Mule" Townsend, American blues singer, guitarist, and piano player, born in Shelby, Mississippi (d. 2006)
- Oct 28 Ādolfs Skulte, Latvian composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2000)
- Oct 28 Claude Bourdet, French human rights activist and journalist, born in Paris (d. 1996)
- Oct 28 Francis Bacon, Irish-British abstract painter (Study for a Pope), born in Dublin (d. 1992)
- Oct 28 Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (Primrose Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra, 1947-60) and pedagogue (Indiana University, 1960-95), born in Brest-Litovsk, Russian Empire (now Brest, Belarus) (d. 1995)
- Oct 29 Douglass Montgomery, American actor (Forbidden, Harmony Lane), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1966)
- Oct 29 Frank Wykoff, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1928, 32, 36), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1980)
- Oct 30 Homi J. Bhabha, Indian nuclear physicist, born in Bombay, British India (d. 1966)
Famous Weddings
Eugene O'Neill
Oct 2 American Playwright Eugene O'Neill (20) marries 1st wife Kathleen Jenkins
Famous Deaths
- Oct 6 Dudley Buck, American organist, composer, and music writer, dies at 70
- Oct 13 Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist and teacher, executed by firing squad at 50
- Oct 14 Gottfred Matthison-Hansen, Danish composer, dies at 76
- Oct 16 Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer, dies at 53
- Oct 17 Nicola Spinelli, Italian composer, dies at 44
- Oct 18 Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (Political Struggle in Italy), dies at 57
- Oct 19 Cesare Lombroso, Italian psychiatrist and criminologist, dies at 73
Itō Hirobumi (1841-1909)
Oct 26 Japanese samurai, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (4 terms between 1885 and 1901) and Resident-General of Korea (1905-09), assassinated by a Korean nationalist at 68
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning