- Oct 7 Felix Draeseke, German composer (Christus: Mysterium in a Prelude and Three Oratorios), born in Coburg, Germany (d. 1913)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Oct 9 French composer (Samson et Dalila; Organ Symphony), born in Paris
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