- Oct 4 Lionel Pigot Johnson, British poet and critic (Ireland & Other Poems), dies of a stroke at 35
- Oct 24 Władysław Zaremba, Ukrainian composer, dies at 69
- Oct 25 Frank Norris, American journalist and writer (McTeague), dies at 32
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Oct 26 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist, dies of heart failure at 86
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Oct 31 Jean-Baptist Colyns, Belgian violinist and composer, dies at 67