- Oct 8 Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer, born in Hampshire, England (d. 1831)
- Oct 16 Fédéric-Nicolas Duvernoy, French horn player and composer, born in Montbéliard, County of Montbéliard (d. 1838)
- Oct 22 Daniel Steibelt, German pianist and composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1823)