- Oct 9 Carl Parrish, American composer, born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
- Oct 16 Reginald Dixon, British theatre organist, born in Sheffield, Britain, (d. 1985)
- Oct 22 Paul Arma, Hungarian-French composer, born in Budapest (d. 1987)
- Oct 28 Louis de Meester, Belgian pianist and classical and electronic music composer (The Great Temptation of St Anthony), born in Roeselare, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1987)
- Oct 30 Alfred Gradstein, Polish composer, born in Częstochowa, Russian Poland (now Poland) (d. 1954)
About October 1904
How Old? 119 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes