- Oct 1 Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, German composer, born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1800)
- Oct 9 Charles William Ferdinand, German military leader (Prussian army general) and nobleman (Duke of Brunswick, 1780-1805), born in Wolfenbüttel, Duchy ofBrunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1806)
- Oct 25 James Beattie, Scottish poet and philosopher (Essay on Truth), born in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland (d. 1803)
- Oct 30 Edward Miller, English composer, born in Norwich, England (d. 1807)
John Adams (1735-1826)
Oct 30 Second US President (1797-1801), Vice President (1789-97) and Founding Father, born in Braintree, Massachusetts
