- Oct 8 Walter Schumann, American choral director (Ford Show) and film and television composer (Night Of The Hunter; Dragnet theme), born in New York City (d. 1958)
- Oct 10 Johnny Downs, American stage and screen actor, dancer, singer, and TV host, (Our Gang; Swing, Sister, Swing!; The Mad Monster), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
- Oct 16 Cesar Bresgen, Austrian organist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1988)
- Oct 19 Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist, born in Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1980)
- Oct 20 (Louis) "Grandpa" Jones, American country music singer and banjo wizard (Hee-Haw), born in Niagra, Kentucky (d. 1998)
- Oct 20 Angelo Ephrikian, Armenian-Italian composer, born in Treviso, Italy (d. 1982)
- Oct 20 Johnny Best, American big band jazz and session trumpeter (Artie Shaw; Glenn Miller), born in Shelby, North Carolina (d. 2003)
- Oct 22 Patricia "Boots" Mallory, American dancer and actress (Handle With Care), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1958)
- Oct 24 Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone, born in Bassano del Grappa (d. 1984)
- Oct 29 (Israël) "Eddie" Constantine, American-French singer and actor (Alphaville; License to Kill; Lucky Jo, It Lives Again), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1993)
About October 1913
How Old? 110 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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