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)
- Oct 26 Henry Smart, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1879)
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