- Oct 11 The Juliana, 1st steam-powered ferryboat, begins operation
Sense and Sensibility
Oct 28 First known purchase of Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility" by the Prince Regent (later George IV), a fan
- Oct 29 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans
Admirals
Aviators
Gangsters
Generals
Industrialists
Suffragists