- Oct 1 1st postcards are issued in Vienna, Austria
- Oct 5 A strong hurricane known as the Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Maritime Canada. Incredibly British naval officer Stephen Martin Saxby predicted the storm 10 months earlier in December 1868 via astronomy.
- Oct 5 Man-made tunnel under St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota collapses, threatening the Minneapolis riverfront
- Oct 16 Hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing
The League of Youth
Oct 18 Henrik Ibsen's play "De Unges Forbund" (The League of Youth) premieres in Christiania (Oslo), Norway
Admirals
Aviators
Gangsters
Generals
Industrialists
Suffragists