October 1883

Thursday 04:

First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.

Monday 15:

The Supreme Court of the United States declares part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional.

Saturday 20:

Peru and Chile signed the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province was ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.

Monday 22:

The Metropolitan Opera House in New York opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust (opera).