October 1st
- 1755 – John Hardin born.
- 1789 – The Wiley Family kidnapped by Indians.
- 1838 – Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn born.
- 1853 – Patty Prather Thum born.
- 1864 – Kid Baldwin born.
- 1866 – Henry Cornelius Burnett died, aged 40.
- 1880 – Burwell C. Ritter died, aged 70.
- 1881 – Hogan Yancey born.
- 1904 – Henry Brainerd McClellan died, aged 63.
- 1923 – Marion L. Boswell born.
- 1935 – Ray Sanders born.
- 2003 – Julie Parrish died, aged 62.