- Oct 4 Lionel Pigot Johnson, British poet and critic (Ireland & Other Poems), dies of a stroke at 35
- Oct 22 Annie Jones, American bearded lady (P. T. Barnum circus), dies of tuberculosis. at 37
- Oct 24 Władysław Zaremba, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 69
- Oct 25 Frank Norris, American journalist and writer (McTeague), dies at 32
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)
Oct 26 American women's rights activist, abolitionist and writer, dies of heart failure at 86
- Oct 31 Jean-Baptist Colyns, Belgian violinist and composer, dies at 67
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