- Oct 1 Jean-Jacques Annaud, Draveil France, director (Bear, Black & White, Name of the Rose)
- Oct 2 Franklin Rosemont, American poet, artist and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 3 Jeff Bingaman, American politician (U.S. Senator from New Mexico), born in El Paso, Texas
- Oct 4 Buddy Roemer, (Gov/Rep-D-LA, 1981- )
- Oct 5 Ben Cardin, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Oct 6 Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
Oliver North
Oct 7 Oliver North, American political commentator and retired US Marine (Iran–Contra), born in San Antonio, Texas
Oliver North
R. L. Stine
Oct 8 R. L. Stine, American children's book writer (Goosebumps), born in Columbus, Ohio
R. L. Stine
- Oct 9 Mike Peters, American cartoonist (Mother Goose and Grimm), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Oct 10 Alexander MacMillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton, English publisher and politician
- Oct 10 Frederick Barthelme, American author (There Must be Some Mistake), born in Houston, Texas
- Oct 12 Jeffrey MacDonald, American medical doctor convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters, born in Queens, New York City
- Oct 13 Mike Barnicle, American broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist, born in Worchester, Massachusetts
- Oct 18 Birthe Rønn Hornbech, Danish politician
- Oct 18 Elena Ferrante, pseudonymous Italian novelist (Neapolitan Novels), born in Naples, Italy (claimed)
- Oct 21 Tariq Ali, Pakistani author and historian
- Oct 24 José E. Serrano, American politician (Rep-D-New York), born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
- Oct 25 Selly Fernandes, Curacao poetess (Winking with Selly)
About October 1943
How Old? 77 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22), Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)