Birthdays in Music
- Oct 8 Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, German composer, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1889)
Giuseppe Verdi
Oct 10 Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer (Rigoletto, La Traviata), born in Busseto (d. 1901)
Giuseppe Verdi
- Oct 26 Henry Smart, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1879)