10 October – First street charity collection in the UK is held in Manchester in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
tˈɛn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ fˈɜːst stɹˈiːt tʃˈæɹᵻɾi kəlˈɛkʃən ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ɪz hˈɛld ɪn mˈæntʃɛstɚɹ ɪn ˈeɪd ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl nˈæʃənəl lˈaɪfboʊt ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən.