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October1868

Famous People Who Died in October 1868

Mongkut (1804-1868)

Oct 1 King of Thailand (1851-68), opened country to the West (model for musical "The King and I"), dies of malaria at 63

Mongkut

Oct 6 Léon Kreutzer, French composer and music critic, dies at 51
Oct 9 Howell Cobb, American politician (U.S. Secretary of Treasury), dies at 53

Laura Secord (1775-1868)

Oct 17 Canadian heroine of the war of 1812, dies at 93

Laura Secord

Oct 23 Cullen Whipple, American inventor (pointed screw machine), dies at 67
Oct 26 Benjamin F. Randolph, American minister and politician (South Carolina state senator), assassinated by members of the KKK at about 48

Famous People by Cause of Death