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Oct 15 Mata Hari Dutch dancer/German spy executed by firing squad in Paris 
Oct 15 USS Cassin (DD-43) torpedoed by German submarine U-61 off coast of Ireland. In trying to save the ship, Gunner's Mate Osmond Kelly Ingram is recorded as becoming inaugural American sailor killed in World War I and later is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. He is recorded as becoming the inaugural enlisted man to have a ship named for him, in 1919.
Oct 17 1st British bombing of Germany.
Oct 17 inaugural train over the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence. This was constructed by the Dominion Government for use by the National Transcontinental Railway. This bridge was notorious in that it fell down twice during construction On August 29, 1907 the south cantilever arm collapsed killing 65 or more workmen.
Oct 17 Maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59.
Oct 17 Marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw).
Oct 19 Love Field in Dallas, Texas is opened
Oct 20 Efrain Jonckheer, premier Dutch Antilles
Oct 21 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I.
Oct 21 Dizzy Gillespie, [John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz.
Oct 21 inaugural Americans to see action on the front lines of WW I.
Oct 22 Joan Fontaine, American actress is born
Oct 22 Joan Fontaine, Tokyo Japan, actress (Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca)
Oct 23 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st US shot in WW I.
Oct 23 Robert Bray, Kalispell Mont, actor (Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West).
Oct 23 The Canadian Railway War Board holds its inaugural meeting in the Canadian Pacific Boardroom in Windsor Station, Montreal. The name was changed to the Railway Association of Canada in 1919. The RAC represents the interests of all railways operating in Canada.
Oct 24 Battle at Caporetto: German and Austria smash Italian army
Oct 24 Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals)
Oct 25 In Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power.
Oct 25 Lee MacPhail, American baseball manager and league executive
Oct 26 Felix the Cat, cartoon character.
Oct 26 In this year, Capt. Christopher P.J. O'Kelly (52nd Cdn. Infantry BAtt.) claims the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium.
Oct 26 In this year, Lt. Robert Shankland (43 Cdn. Infantry Batt.) claims the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium.
Oct 26 In this year, Prv. Thomas W. Holmes (4th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) claims the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium
Oct 26 Petrograd Soviet accepts establishment of Military
Oct 27 Jack Plimsoll, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947).
Oct 28 In this year, Prv. Cecil John Kinross (49th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) claims the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium
Oct 29 Eddie Constantine, US/French actor (Lucky Jo, It Lives Again)
Oct 30 British govt gives final approval to Balfour Declaration.
Oct 30 In this year, Lt. Hugh Mackenzie (7th Cdn. Machine Gun Company) claims the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium.
Oct 30 In this year, Sgt. George Harry Mullin (Princess Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) claims the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium
Oct 30 Ruth Hussey, Providence RI, actress (Another Thin Man, Phila Story).
Oct 31 Australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine.
Oct 31 Erik Routley, composer.
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