Famous Birthdays
- Oct 1 Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian and author (My Life), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1954)
- Oct 2 Pierre Balledux, Dutch stage manager and resistance fighter, born in Amsterdam (d. 1976)
- Oct 3 Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Le Grand Meaulnes), born in La Chapelle-d'Angillon, Cher, France (d. 1914)
- Oct 4 Luis Alberni, Spanish character actor (The Lady Eve, Topaze), born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1962)
- Oct 5 Carter DeHaven, American actor (Courage Great Dictator), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1977)
- Oct 6 Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1960)
- Oct 7 Johannes B Tielrooy, Dutch literary (Chateaubriand)
- Oct 9 Frank Newburg, American actor (Homemaker), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
- Oct 9 Rube Marquard, American baseball player, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1980)
- Oct 12 Karl Dane, Danish-American comedian and actor (Son of the Sheik), born in Copenhagen (d. 1934)
- Oct 16 Armin T Wegner, writer
David Ben-Gurion
Oct 16 David Ben-Gurion, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (1948-53, 1955), born in Płonsk, Poland (d. 1973)
David Ben-Gurion
- Oct 17 Spring Byington, American actress (December Bride), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1971)
- Oct 22 Erik Bergman, Lutheran pastor (d. 1970)
- Oct 24 Delmira Agustini, Uruguayan poet (El Libro Blanco), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1914)
- Oct 26 Gustav Hermann Unger, German composer, born in Kamenz, Germany (d. 1958)
- Oct 26 Mark Aldanov,, Russian-French writer and critic (Novy Zhurnal), born in Kiev (d. 1957)
- Oct 28 Grigory K Ordzhonikidze, [Sergo], Russian revolutionary politician
- Oct 30 Zoe Akins, American playwright (d. 1958)