- Oct 2 Otmar Macha, Czech composer (Quattro Group), born in Ostrava (d. 2006)
- Oct 3 Marcel van Thienen, French composer, born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France (d. 1998)
- Oct 8 Svend Westergaard, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1988)
- Oct 9 Raymond Wilding-White, American composer, born in Caterham, Tandridge, Surrey, England (d. 2001)
- Oct 13 Alan Scott, American lyricist (Candid Camera theme), writer, TV host (Spin the Picture), and actor, born in Haddonfield, New Jersey (d. 2021)
- Oct 13 Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian classical and avant-garde composer, born in Santos, Brazil (d. 2016)
- Oct 15 Lorraine Gordon [Stein], American jazz music advocate and owner of Village Vanguard jazz club, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2018)
- Oct 15 Tommy Edwards, American R&B singer-songwriter ("It's All In The Game"), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1969)
- Oct 17 Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (Black Orpheus), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2001)
- Oct 18 Camillo Togni, Italian pianist and composer, born in Gussago, Italy (d. 1993)
- Oct 27 Poul Bundgaard, Danish comic actor (Olsen-banden films) and operetta singer (Royal Danish Theatre, 1958-73), born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 1998)
- Oct 28 Gershon Kingsley [Götz Ksinski], German-American composer, electronic music pioneer, and Moog synthesizer player (Popcorn), born in Bochum, Weimar Republic (d. 2019)
- Oct 29 Neal Hefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); bandleader (Kate Smith Show) and composer ("Li'l Darlin"; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), born in Hastings, Nebraska (d. 2008)
- Oct 31 (Jean-Baptiste) Illinois Jacquet, American jazz saxophonist ("Flying Home"), born in Broussard, Louisiana (d. 2004)
About October 1922
How Old? 101 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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