- Oct 11 Battle of Camperdown (Kamperduin): British navy defeats Dutch fleet
- Oct 17 Peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France
- Oct 21 The USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) is launched in Boston
- Oct 22 Andre-Jacques Garnerin makes 1st parachute descent from a balloon in Paris
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