- Oct 3 Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer (National Ballet of Canada), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1986)
- Oct 4 Torben Ulrich, Danish tennis player, musician, writer, filmmaker, and father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 2023)
- Oct 9 Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (Kaivos), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2016)
- Oct 10 Julian "Junior" Mance, American jazz pianist (Dinah Washington; Dizzy Gillespie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2021)
- Oct 11 Russell Oberlin, American countertenor (Pro Musica Antiqua, 1952-66) and educator (Hunter, 1966-94), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2016)
- Oct 11 Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader (Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, 1960-2004), born in Šiauliai, Lithuania (d. 2016)
- Oct 12 Jerzy Semkow, Polish-French conductor and educator, born in Radomsko (d. 2014)
- Oct 14 Gary Graffman, American classical pianist (Leventritt Award, 1949), left-handed music patron, educator and administrator (Curtis Institute, 1980-2006), born in New York City
- Oct 17 Ivan Marinov, Bulgarian orchestral and opera conductor, composer, and pedagogue, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2003)
- Oct 22 Clare Fischer, American musician, composer and arranger, born in Durand, Michigan (d. 2012)
- Oct 23 Alexander Tanev, Bulgarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1996)
- Oct 23 Patrick Peter Sacco, American composer, born in Albion, New York (d. 2000)
About October 1928
How Old? 95 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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