Events in Film & TV
- Oct 7 WNBC 660 final transmission, WFAN moves from 1050 to 660 & WUKQ begins on 1050 at 5:30 PM (NYC radio)
- Oct 10 NBC premieres tele-biopic, "Winnie", starring Meredith Baxter and based on life of [Gwyanna] Winifred Sprockett
- Oct 17 Rockin Robin beats "Sensational" Sherri Martel for WWF woman's title
Television Premiere
Oct 18 "Roseanne" TV comedy starring Roseanne Barr, John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf premieres in the US on ABC
Television Premiere
Oct 22 "Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground" TV special hosted by Geraldo Rivera screens on NBC
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Oct 1 Cariba Heine, Australian actress
- Oct 3 Alicia Vikander, actress (The Danish Girl), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Oct 3 Tadhg Kelly, American actor
- Oct 4 Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer (Glee, Supergirl), born in Littleton, Colorado
- Oct 5 Bobby Edner, American actor, born in Downey, California
- Oct 5 Maja Salvador, Filipina actress, born in Aparri, Philippines
- Oct 6 Kayky Brito, Brazilian actor.
- Oct 6 Maki Horikita, Japanese model and actress
- Oct 10 Rose McIver, New Zealand actress (iZombie), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Oct 14 MacKenzie Mauzy, American actress
- Oct 14 Max Thieriot, American actor
Candice Swanepoel (34 years old)
Oct 20 South African model (Victoria's Secret), born in Mooi River, South Africa
- Oct 24 Daniel Shalikar, American actor (Honey I Blew Up the Kid), born in East Brunswick, New Jersey
- Oct 24 Joshua Shalikar, American actor (Honey I Blew Up the Kid), born in East Brunswick, New Jersey
- Oct 25 (Ross) "Rylin" Clark, British TV personality, presenter, and model, born in Stepney, East London, England
- Oct 29 Katherine Timpf, American TV personality (Sincerely, Kat), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 30 Janel Parrish, American actress (Pretty Little Liars), born in Oahu, Hawaii
Weddings in Film & TV
- Oct 1 Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth
Divorces in Film & TV
Mike Tyson & Robin Givens
Oct 7 Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson
- Oct 14 Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce & annulment
Deaths in Film & TV
- Oct 5 Lois Wilson (née Burnham), American co-founder of Al-Anon also known as "Lois W.", dies at 97
- Oct 9 Edward Chodorov, Broadway playwright and director (Story of Louis Pasteur), dies at 84
- Oct 11 Bonita Granville, American actress and producer (These Three, Hitler's Children, Lone Ranger), dies of lung cancer at 65
- Oct 11 Morgan Farley, actor (Open Secret), dies of natural causes at 90
- Oct 11 Wayland Flowers, American ventriloquist (Madame), dies of AIDS at 48
- Oct 12 Ken Murray, American comedian (Ken Murray Show, Judy Garland Show) and actor (Bill and Coo, Crooner), dies at 85
- Oct 14 Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies
- Oct 25 Bill Cody, actor (Blazing Justice, Ghost City), dies at 75
- Oct 27 Charles Hawtrey, English actor (Carry On films), dies near London at 73
- Oct 29 Ben Aerden [John Mikkelsen], Dutch actor (Hamlet, Uilenspiegel), dies at 78
- Oct 30 Sugar Geise, actress (Rhythm Parade), dies after brief illness at 71
- Oct 30 T. Hee, American animator (b. 1911)
- Oct 31 John Houseman, Romanian actor (The Paper Chase, Rollerball, The Fog), dies of spinal cancer at 86
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