Birthdays in Music
- Oct 1 Eduard Sobolewski, Polish-American violinist and composer, born in Königsberg (d. 1872)
- Oct 12 John Liptrot Hatton, English composer and pianist, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1886)
- Oct 24 Ernst Richter, German musical theorist and composer, born in Großschönau, Saxony, Germany (d. 1879)