In 1778 Scott returned to Edinburgh for private education to prepare him for school, and in October 1779 he began at the Royal High School of Edinburgh.

From the back garden of his house in New King Street, Bath, and using a, ( f / 13 ) Newtonian telescope " with a most capital speculum " of his own manufacture, in October 1779, Herschel began a systematic search for such stars among " every star in the Heavens ", with new discoveries listed through 1792.

* October 27 – James Cook, British naval commander and explorer ( d. 1779 )

* October 13 – Jan Cock Blomhoff, Dutch director of Dejima, Japan ( b. 1779 )

Byron was then briefly Commander-in-Chief, North American Station from 1 October 1779.

Because of an act passed in October 1779, the assembly elected to meet at any place in the state they saw fit, meeting successively in Wilmington, Lewes, Dover, New Castle, and Lewes again, until it finally settled down permanently in Dover in October 1781.

In October 1779, Joséphine went to France with her father.

Tampere was founded as a market place on the banks of the Tammerkoski channel in 1775 by Gustav III of Sweden and four years later, 1 October 1779, Tampere was granted full city rights.

Casimir Pulaski, or Kazimierz Pułaski in Polish (; full name Kazimierz Michał Wacław Wiktor Pułaski ; March 6, 1745 – October 11, 1779 ) was a Polish nobleman of Ślepowron coat-of-arms, soldier and military commander who has been called " the father of American cavalry ".

Grapeshot " Grapeshot which mortally wounded Count Casimir Pulaski, October 9, 1779, extracted from his body by Dr. James Lynah.

There were financial difficulties during construction, but the works were eventually completed and opened in October 1779.

John Green of Wroxham was appointed as joint engineer in March 1779, and the new waterway finally opened in October 1779.

The British left Narragansett Bay in October 1779.

It was followed by The Critic ( 1779 ), an updating of the satirical Restoration play The Rehearsal, which received a memorable revival ( performed with Oedipus Rex in a single evening ) starring Laurence Olivier as Mr Puff, opening at the New Theatre on 18 October 1945 as part of an Old Vic Theatre Company season.

* The Critic ( first acted 30 October 1779 )

Henry Thomas Cockburn of Bonaly, Lord Cockburn ( ; Cockpen, Midlothian, 26 October 1779 – Bonaly, Midlothian, 26 April / 18 July 1854 ) was a Scottish lawyer, judge and literary figure.

Friedrich Carl von Savigny ( 21 February 1779 – 25 October 1861 ) was one of the most respected and influential 19th-century jurists and historians.

It was drafted by John Adams, Samuel Adams, and James Bowdoin during the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention between September 1 and October 30, 1779.

* Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth: 7 March 1779 – 27 October 1779

* David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont: 27 October 1779 – 27 March 1782

III: 18 October 1778 to 10 May 1779.

IV: 11 May 1779 to 31 October 1779.

April ( ) is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern hemisphere and autumn in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.

During October and November winds again go through a period of light and variable conditions veering to a westerly direction with the onset of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

* October: ( October 2, 1985, Malmi, Helsinki, Southern Finland )

On October 26, 2010, popular free-software gnutella servent LimeWire was ordered shut down by Judge Kimba Wood of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York when she signed a Consent Injunction which LimeWire and recording industry plaintiffs had agreed upon.

Mussolini, in October 1940, used his Albanian base to launch an attack on Greece, which led to the defeat of the Italian forces and the Greek occupation of Southern Albania in what was seen by the Greeks as the liberation of Northern Epirus.

Southern Rhodesia became a self-governing British colony in October 1923, subsequent to a 1922 referendum.

A notable exception was Hurricane Hazel which struck Southern Ontario, in October 1954.

October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.

The first RTTY Contest was held by the RTTY Society of Southern California from October 31 to November 1, 1953.

* October 24 – Sir Murray Bisset, South African cricketer and Governor of Southern Rhodesia ( b. 1876 )

* October 31 – The UN General Assembly asks the United Kingdom to suspend enforcement of the new constitution in Southern Rhodesia ( now Zimbabwe ), but the constitution comes into effect on November 1.

* October 21 – Sir Fraser Russell, Governor of Southern Rhodesia ( d. 1952 )

* October 6 – Southern California's Pacific Ocean Park closes down, known as the Disneyland by the sea.

* October 6 – The University of Southern California opens its doors to 53 students and 10 faculty.

* August 17 – The first planning session of Narcotics Anonymous is held in Southern California ( see October 5 ).

Following a plebiscite, Northern Cameroons became part of Nigeria in May 1961 and Southern Cameroons joined the Republic of Cameroon in October 1961.

He ruled from 1383 to October 21, 1392, becoming the last Emperor of the Southern Court.

In August 1492, Columbus sailed from the Andalusian port of Palos de la Frontera in Southern Spain, and arrived on the island of Guanahani, in the Bahamas, on 12 October 1492.

In temperate climates, rhubarb is one of the first food plants to be ready for harvest, usually in mid-to late spring ( April / May in the Northern Hemisphere, October / November in the Southern Hemisphere, and the season for field-grown plants lasts until September.

There are three main seasons: a warm, wet season from November to March / April ; a cool, dry season from May to August ( corresponding to winter in the Southern Hemisphere ); and a hot, dry season in September / October.

The third treaty was signed with the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho on October 28.

The " Great Southern Journey ", as Frank Wild called it, began on 19 October 1908.

Relatively much is known about the native inhabitants in recent centuries, thanks in part to the efforts of the Spanish explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, who documented his observations of life in the coastal villages he encountered along the Southern California coast in October 1542.

On 13 October 2010, South Island Mayors led by Bob Parker of Christchurch displayed united support for a Southern Mayoral Council.