- Oct 11 Robert Müller-Hartmann, German composer, born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1950)
- Oct 20 Thomas Chalmers, American opera singer, actor, and filmmaker (Blind Alleys, Outrage), born in New York City (d. 1966)
- Oct 28 Miloje Milojević, Serbian composer, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1946)
- Oct 30 Rudolf Forster, Austrian actor (Threepenny Opera), born in Gröbming, Austria-Hungary (d. 1968)