Historical Events
- Oct 1 J Chodorov/N Panama's "Talent for Murder" premieres in London
- Oct 1 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya
- Oct 2 17-year-old gelding Behavin Jerry, the oldest winning racehorse in modern times, sets record for most career starts by a thoroughbred, 307
- Oct 2 Ali Chamenei elected president of Iran
Weaver vs. Tillis
Oct 3 After a year's inactivity, American boxer Mike Weaver outpoints countryman James 'Quick' Tillis in 15 rounds in Chicago to retain his WBA heavyweight title
- Oct 3 Irish Nationalists at Maze Prison near Belfast end 7-month hunger strike
- Oct 3 Milwaukee Brewers and Montreal Expos clinch their first-ever postseason appearances; Brewers beat Detroit, 2 - 1, for AL East title; Expos defeat NY Mets, 5 - 4, for NL East second playoff spot
- Oct 4 Meadowlands Arena opens in Rutherford, New Jersey
- Oct 5 Dutch guilder/Deutsche mark revalued up 5.5%
- Oct 5 Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg becomes an honorary American (posthumously)
- Oct 6 Fokker Fellowship plane crashes at Moerdijk, Netherlands, killing all 17 passengers
Event of Interest
Oct 7 Hosni Mubarak becomes acting-president of Egypt
- Oct 7 In 1st Eastern Division championship Yanks beat Brewers 5-3
Event of Interest
Oct 8 US President Ronald Reagan greets predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral
- Oct 9 Abolition of capital punishment in France.
Indy 500
Oct 9 United States Auto Club appeals panel restores disputed Indianapolis 500 victory to disqualified first-across-the-line Bobby Unser
Event of Interest
Oct 10 Anwar Sadat's funeral service held in Cairo
- Oct 11 LeRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds)
Music History
Oct 11 Then unknown musician Prince Rogers Nelson opens for The Rolling Stones at the Los Angeles Coliseum
- Oct 11 Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 & win only Eastern Championship Series
- Oct 12 "Marlowe" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 48 performances
Country Music Association Awards
Oct 12 15th Country Music Association Awards: Barbara Mandrell & George Jones wins
- Oct 13 Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected President of Egypt
- Oct 14 Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges U.S. government with holding Richard Marshall of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner
- Oct 14 Yank Graig Nettles is 1st to get 2 hits in same inning of an ALSC game
- Oct 15 MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Oakland Athletics, 3 games to 0
- Oct 15 Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California.
- Oct 16 2nd Dutch government of Van Agt resigns
- Oct 16 Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song Trilogy," premieres in NYC
F1 World Champion
Oct 17 Brazilian Nelson Piquet driving for Brabham finishes 5th in the season ending Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas to clinch his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 1 point from Carlos Reutemann
- Oct 18 Andreas Papandreous' PASOK wins Greek elections
- Oct 18 NY Giant Joe Danelo ties NFL record of 6 field goals in a game
- Oct 18 Poland General Jaruzelski elected party leader
- Oct 19 LA Dodgers beat Montreal Expos for NL pennant
- Oct 19 MLB National League Championship: Los Angeles Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 3 games to 2
- Oct 20 1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, NJ Nets lose to NY Knicks 103-99
- Oct 20 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery
- Oct 20 Bomb attack on Antwerp Belgium synagogue, 1 dead, 80 injured
- Oct 22 Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization decertified
- Oct 22 Start of 1st-class game at Newcastle, NSW v Queensland
- Oct 22 The founding congress of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Organisation faction led by Hareram Sharma and D.P. Singh begins.
- Oct 22 The TGV railway service Paris-Lyon is inaugurated.
- Oct 22 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved aspartame artificial sweetener for tabletop use following years of scrutiny
- Oct 22 US national debt tops $1 trillion
- Oct 22 USSR performs underground nuclear test
Concerto for Orchestra
Oct 23 "Concerto for Orchestra" by American composer Roger Sessions premieres with Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Oct 23 US national debt hits $1 trillion
Event of Interest
Oct 24 Pablo Picasso's 1937 painting Guernica goes on display in Madrid Spain to celebrate the centenary of the artist's birth
- Oct 25 200,000 demonstrate in Brussel against cruise missile
Sports History
Oct 25 George Steinbrenner scuffles with 2 fans in a hotel elevator
New York City Marathon
Oct 25 New York City Marathon: defending champion Alberto Salazar retains crown in 2:08:13; Allison Roe of New Zealand takes out women's race in 2:25:29
Under Pressure
Oct 26 British rock band Queen and David Bowie release their serendipitous collaborative single "Under Pressure"
- Oct 27 Andrew Young, former UN Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
Wrack My Brain
Oct 27 Ringo Starr releases single "Wrack My Brain", written and produced by George Harrison, and album "Stop and Smell the Roses" in the US
- Oct 27 The Soviet submarine U 137 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.
- Oct 28 Baseball World Series: LA Dodgers beat NY Yankees, 9-2 at Yankee Stadium to clinch series, 4 games to 2; first co-MVP's: LA's Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, Steve Yeager
- Oct 28 Edward M McIntrye elected 1st black mayor of Augusta Georgia
- Oct 31 1st live US radio drama in 25 years (Halloween Story on NBC)
Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 Deborah James, British teacher, journalist, author (You, Me and the Big C), and charity campaigner, born in London, England (d. 2022)
- Oct 1 Johnny Oduya, Swedish NHL defenceman (Stanley Cup 2013, 15; Chicago Blackhawks), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Oct 1 Júlio Baptista, Brazilian soccer forward (47 caps; São Paulo, Sevilla), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Oct 2 Luke Wilkshire, Australian soccer defender (80 caps; Dynamo Moscow, Bristol City), born in Wollongong, Australia
- Oct 2 Toro [Alvan Guo Yi Jun], Taiwanese pop singer (Energy)
- Oct 3 Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
- Oct 3 Andreas Isaksson, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (133 caps; PSV, Kasımpaşa), born in Smygehamn, Sweden
- Oct 3 Beth Revis, American fantasy and science fiction author (Across the Universe trilogy), born in North Carolina
- Oct 3 Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish soccer striker (118 caps; Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, PSG, Manchester Utd, LA Galaxy, AC Milan), born in Malmö, Sweden
- Oct 4 Ilhan Omar, Somali American politician (Rep-D-Minnesota 2018-) one of first Muslim women elected to US House, born in Mogadishu, Somalia
- Oct 4 Justin Williams, Canadian NHL right wing (World C’ship gold 2004, 07; Stanley Cup 2006, 12, 14; Philadelphia Flyers; Carolina Hurricanes, LA Kings), born in Cobourg, Ontario
- Oct 4 Scott Hammond, American photographer
- Oct 4 Shaura (formerly known as Juka), Japanese gothic metal singer
- Oct 5 Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer, born in Singapore
- Oct 6 José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer
- Oct 6 Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer
- Oct 8 Princess Juliana Edenia Antonia Guillermo, daughter of Princess Christina of the Netherland, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Oct 8 Raffi Torres, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 2001-16 (Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes, and 5 other teams), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Oct 8 Ruby [Rania Hussein Muhammad Tawfiq], Egyptian singer ("Do You Know Why") and actress (The Baby Doll Night), born in Cairo, Egypt
- Oct 9 Andrea Tarrodi, Swedish classical composer (Zephyros; Stellar Clouds), born in Stockholm
- Oct 9 Darius Miles, American basketball player, born in Belleville, Illinois
- Oct 9 Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor (Brad-Home Improvement), born in Aurora, Colorado
- Oct 10 Michael Oliver, American actor (Problem Child), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 11 Beau Brady, Australian actor (Home and Away), born in Sydney, Australia
- Oct 12 Brian Kerr, Scottish football manager, born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 12 Shola Ameobi, Nigerian footballer (Notts County), born in Zaria, Nigeria
- Oct 12 Sneha, Indian actress (Aanandham), born in Mumbai, India
- Oct 12 Tom Guiry, American actor (The Sandlot), born in Tom's River, New Jersey
- Oct 13 Kele Okereke, Nigerian-English musician (Bloc Party), born in Liverpool, England
- Oct 14 Boof Bonser, American baseball player
- Oct 15 Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player (2008 Olympic Gold), born in Moscow, Russia
- Oct 15 Guo Jingjing, Chinese diver (3 Olympic Gold medals), born in Baoding, China
- Oct 15 Keyshia Cole, African American R&B singer, born in Oakland, California
- Oct 15 Radoslav Židek, Slovak snowboarder (Olympics silver 2006; first Slovak to win Winter Olympics medal), born in Žilina, Slovakia
- Oct 16 Anthony Reyes, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Oct 16 Caterina Scorsone, Canadian actress (Alice, The November Man), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Oct 16 Martin Halle, Danish footballer
- Oct 18 Richard Vuu, actor (Last Emperor)
- Oct 19 Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver
- Oct 20 Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Greek footballer, born in Gagarin, Soviet Union
- Oct 20 Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Mexican footballer, born in Mazatlán, Mexico
- Oct 20 Willis McGahee, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2007, 11; Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos), born in Miami, Florida
- Oct 21 Nemanja Vidić, Serbian footballer
- Oct 22 Michael Fishman, American actor (DJ in Roseanne), born in Long Beach, California
- Oct 22 Olivier Pla, French auto racer (Le Mans Series LMP2 2009; FIA World Endurance C'ship LMP2 2013,14 runner-up; 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 2013 runner-up), born in Toulouse, France
- Oct 23 Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch racing driver, born in Heemstede, Netherlands
- Oct 24 Mallika Sherawat, Indian actress (Murder), born in Moth, Hisar district, Haryana, India
- Oct 24 Tila Tequila, American TV personality (A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila), born in Singapore
- Oct 25 Austin John Winkler, American lead vocalist (Hinder), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Oct 25 Jerome "Romeo" Jones, American singer (Food for Thought), born in Los Angeles, California
- Oct 25 Shaun Wright-Phillips, English soccer winger (36 caps; Manchester City, Chelsea, QPR), born in Greenwich, England
Guy Sebastian (42 years old)
Oct 26 Malaysian-born Australian pop and soul singer ("Angels Brought Me Here"'; "Battle Scars"), and television personality (The Voice Australia, 2019-), born in Klang, Malaysia
- Oct 26 Sam Brown, American comedian (The Whitest Kid U'Know), born in Sandwich, Massachusetts
- Oct 27 Han Hye-jin, South Korean actress (No Mercy), born in South Korea
- Oct 27 Kristi Richards, Canadian freestyle skier (FIS World C'ship gold Moguls 2007, bronze 2011), born in Penticton, British Columbia
- Oct 28 Milan Baroš, Czech footballer
- Oct 28 Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
- Oct 29 Amanda Beard, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m medley 1996, 200m breaststroke 2004), born in Newport Beach, California
- Oct 29 Jonathan Brown, Australian rules football forward (AFL Premiership 2001, 02, 03 Brisbane Lions; All-Australian 2007, 09) and broadcaster (Fox Footy, Nova 100), born in Port Fairy, Australia
- Oct 29 Reema Sen, Indian actress, born in Kolkata, India
- Oct 30 Ian Snell, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Dover, Delaware
Ivanka Trump (42 years old)
Oct 30 American businesswoman and daughter of businessman Donald Trump, and his 1wst wife, Ivana, born in Manhattan, New York
- Oct 30 Jun Ji-hyun, South Korean actress (My Sassy Girl), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Oct 31 Frank Iero, American musician (My Chemical Romance; Leathermouth, Pencey Prep), and record label owner (Skeleton Crew), born in Belleville, New Jersey
- Oct 31 Irina Denezhkina, Russian writer (Give Me [Songs for Lovers]), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Oct 31 Selina (Jiaxuan) Ren, member of Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E, born in Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan
Famous Weddings
Michelle Pfeiffer
Oct 5 "The Hollywood Knights" actress Michelle Pfeiffer (23) weds American actor Peter Horton (28) in Santa Monica, California; divorce in 1988
Michael Crichton
Oct 22 Best-selling author Michael Crichton (39) weds broadcast journalist Suzanne Childs
David Lean
Oct 28 Film director David Lean (73) weds fifth wife Sandra Hotz
Famous Deaths
- Oct 2 Fidel LaBarba, American boxer (Olympic gold flyweight 1924; world flyweight title 1927), dies of heart failure at 76
- Oct 2 Harry Golden, Jewish-American journalist and writer (Only in America), dies at 79
- Oct 2 Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer and pianist, dies at 63
- Oct 3 Walter Mehring, German writer (Die Gedichte, Lieder und Chansons des Walter Mehring), dies at 85
- Oct 4 Freddie Lindstrom, American Baseball Hall of Fame utility (New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 75
- Oct 5 Gloria Grahame [Hallward], American actress (Crossfire; Sudden Fear; Rich Man, Poor Man), dies of peritonitis and cancer at 57
- Oct 5 Jud Strunk, American singer-songwriter ("Daisy a Day"), and comedian (Laugh-In), dies of aheart attack while piloting a private plane in Maine at 45
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
Oct 6 3rd President of Egypt (1970-81, Nobel 1978), assassinated by fundamentalist army officers at 62
- Oct 7 Albert Cohen, Greek-born Swiss novelist (Belle du Seigneur), dies at 86
- Oct 7 Wouter Paap, Dutch composer, dies at 73
- Oct 13 Nils Asther 'the male Greta Garbo', Swedish actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84
- Oct 14 Ingemar Liljefors, Swedish composer, pianist, pedagogue, and music theorist, dies at 74
- Oct 15 Frank DeKova, American actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies at 71
- Oct 15 Philip Fotheringham-Parker, British racing driver (b. 1907)
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Oct 16 Israeli military leader and politician (Minister of Defense 1967-74), dies of a heart attack at 66
- Oct 16 Stanley Clements, actor (Boys' Prison, Army Bound, Hot News), dies
- Oct 17 David Guion, American pianist, composer, and cowboy, dies at 88
- Oct 19 Paul Snoek [Edm Schietekat], Belgian poet, dies at 48
- Oct 20 Mary Coyle Chase, American playwright (Harvey 1945 Pulitzer Prize), dies at 75
- Oct 21 Karel Šrom, Czech composer, musicologist, critic, and broadcaster, dies at 77
- Oct 22 Michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies
- Oct 24 Deborah Baltzell, actress (Karen-I'm a Big Girl Now), dies at 25
Ariel Durant (1898-1981)
Oct 25 Russian-born American author (Story of Civilization), dies at 83
- Oct 27 John Warburton, British actor (Saratoga Trunk, King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 82
- Oct 29 William O. Walker, American publisher of Cleveland Call Post, dies at 85
- Oct 30 Georges Brassens, French poet and singer-songwriter (Supplique pour être enterré à la plage de Sète), dies of cancer at 60
- Oct 30 Lew Jenkins, American boxer (World Lightweight Champion 1940-41), dies at 64
