- Oct 4 Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano
- Oct 11 David Houston patents roll film for cameras
- Oct 12 Henry M Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch
- Oct 13 Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations
British Golf Open
Oct 14 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Bob Ferguson retains title with 3 stroke win over Jamie Anderson in shocking weather conditions
Statue of Liberty
Oct 24 Levi P Morton, US ambassador to France drives first rivet in Statue of Liberty
Showdown at the OK Corral
Oct 26 Gunfight at the OK Corral: The most famous shootout in the Wild West occurs, between lawmen (including Wyatt Earp) and the Cowboys, with Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton killed
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