It all happened here on the streets of Doncaster, to the people of Donny, these are the historic events that happened here once upon a time in our history:
| 1st October 1974 | South Yorkshire radio station Radio Hallam broadcasts for the first time. |
| 1st October 1941 | Widespread flooding in Doncaster for a few weeks after extremely high levels in River Don..» |
| 1st October 1912 | Coal pit sinking record has been established at Askern Colliery, 9 months to reach 565 yards. |
| 1st October 1866 | Stainforth railway station closed. |
| 2nd October 1948 | Doncaster Rovers v Hull City sees 37,099 turn up at Belle Vue. |
| 2nd October 1470 | King Edward was outnumbered and almost captured by John Neville at Doncaster. |
| 3rd October 2005 | Ronnie Barker from Open All Hours passed away from a heart condition. |
| 3rd October 1911 | Doncaster Girls School at Waterdale was officially opened. |
| 3rd October 1879 | Doncaster Rovers first ever game, played at Rawmarsh. It was drawn. |
| 4th October 1999 | Balloon-shaped UFO spotted in Retford.» |
| 4th October 1978 | After a Doncaster Rovers training session coach Les Cocker collapsed and died. |
| 5th October 1992 | The town of Doncaster was twinned with the town of Wilmington in USA.» |
| 5th October 1985 | Conisbrough's rock drummer Brian Keenan died of a heart attack.» |
| 5th October 1980 | Double Superbike World Champion James Toseland was born in Doncaster.» |
| 5th October 1968 | Doncaster Decoy was the last train to stop at Warmsworth Station |
| 6th October 1985 | The last episode of Open All Hours was broadcast; The Mystical Boudoir Of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. |
| 6th October 1958 | Rossington Station was closed to then general public. |
| 6th October 1958 | Bawtry Station was closed to the general public. |
| 6th October 1859 | 7 year old boy killed by a train between Denaby and Mexborough. |
