Birthdays
- Charlton Heston - Oct. 4, 1923
- Frederic Remington - Oct. 4, 1861
- Jonathan Edwards - Oct. 5, 1703
- Lucille Ball - Oct. 6, 1911
- Nathanael Greene - Oct. 7, 1742
- Kirk Cameron - Oct. 12, 1973
- Margaret Thatcher - Oct. 13, 1925
- Tim Tebow - Oct. 14, 1987
- John Wooden - Oct. 14, 1910
- Dwight D. Eisenhower - Oct. 14, 1890
- William Penn - Oct. 14, 1644
- Noah Webster - Oct. 16, 1758
- Jean Arthur - Oct. 17, 1900
- Edmund D. Lewis - Oct. 17, 1835
- Matthew Henry - Oct. 18, 1662
- Brad Daugherty - Oct. 19, 1965
- John Adams - Oct. 19, 1735
- Mickey Mantle - Oct. 20, 1931
- Ronald E. Rosser - Oct. 24, 1929
- Theodore ("Teddy") Roosevelt - Oct. 27, 1858
- Fred MacMurray - Oct. 30, 1908
- Brian Piccolo - Oct. 31, 1943
- Michael Landon - Oct. 31, 1936
- Dale Evans - Oct. 31, 1912
- Boston Custer - Oct. 31, 1848
Events
- Roger Maris hits 61st homerun in one season - Oct. 1, 1961
- Nuremberg Trials end - Oct. 1, 1946
- Ford Motor Company introduces the Model T - Oct. 1, 1908
- Russians launch Sputnik 1 into space - Oct. 4, 1957
- "Leave It To Beaver" Debuts On Television - Oct. 4, 1957
- Construction on Mount Rushmore begins - Oct. 4, 1927
- Charles Spurgeon delivers sermon to his largest crowd: 23,674 people - Oct. 7, 1857
- Sgt. York single-handedly kills/captures German battalion - WWI - Oct. 8, 1918
- Great Chicago Fire Begins - Oct. 8, 1871
- Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson hold first wire converstion ever - Oct. 9, 1876
- Day Two Of Great Chicago Fire - Oct. 9, 1871
- Day Three Of Great Chicago Fire - Oct. 10, 1871
- Alcatraz prison recieves first prisoners - Oct. 11, 1934
- Edith Cavell executed by German firing squad (WWI). - Oct. 12, 1915
- Christopher Columbus discovers America - Oct. 12, 1492
- Felix Baumgartner sets skydiving world record - Oct. 14, 2012
- 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' Released - Oct. 17, 1939
- English General Cornwallis surrenders to Gen. Washington and french allies - Oct. 17, 1781
- MacArthur returns to the Philippines - Oct. 20, 1944
- Florence Nightingale and staff depart to aid Crimean War wounded - Oct. 21, 1854
- International Day Of The Nacho - Oct. 21, 0000
- Edison successfully tests first commercially practical incandescent light - Oct. 22, 1879
- "The Magnificent Seven" Released - Oct. 23, 1960
- First person to go over Niagara Falls in barrel (Annie Edson Taylor) - Oct. 24, 1901
- Wall Street Crash of 1929 begins - Oct. 24, 1829
- Charge of the Light Brigade - Oct. 25, 1854
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - Oct. 26, 1881
- Pony Express announces closure - Oct. 26, 1861
- Construction completed on Erie Canal - Oct. 26, 1825
- First underground line of New York City Subway opens - Oct. 27, 1904
- St. Louis Arch Completed - Oct. 28, 1965
- Statue of Liberty dedication - Oct. 28, 1886
- Great Depression begins - Oct. 29, 1829
- Boston Red Sox Win The World Series - Oct. 30, 2013
- Consruction on Mount Rushmore completed - Oct. 31, 1941
- Martin Luther posts ninety-five theses on Wittenburg church door - Oct. 31, 1517