- Oct 1 Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, Russian pianist and composer, dies at 63
- Oct 12 Daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33
- Oct 12 Margriet Baers, Flemish philosopher and social worker, dies at 33
- Oct 24 George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (Cadbury), dies at 83
- Oct 25 Oskar Hertwig, German embryologist (discovered fertilization), dies at 73
- Oct 28 Hugo Verriest, Flemish writer and poet (Flemish Motion), dies at 81
- Oct 29 Georg August Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (Tivoli Concert Hall Orchestra), dies at 79