- Oct 7 Miramichi Fire - forest fire disaster in New Brunswick destroys Douglastown and Newcastle, killing 200 to 500 people
Don Sanche
Oct 17 1st opera by Franz Liszt, "Don Sanche" premieres in Paris
- Oct 26 Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opens
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