- Oct 1 Edward Villella, American ballet dancer (NYC Ballet, 1957-79), and artistic director (Miami City Ballet, 1985-2012), born in Bayside, Queens, New York
- Oct 3 Steve Reich, American minimalist composer (Drumming, Double Sextet), born in New York City
- Oct 5 Annerose Schmidt [Boeck], East German concert pianist, and educator, born in Wittenberg, Germany
- Oct 6 Rob Touber [Noordervliet], Dutch television music and variety director, and record producer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1975)
- Oct 7 Charles Dutoit, Swiss conductor (Montreal Symphony, 1977-2002; Orchestre National de France. 1991-2001; Royal Philharmonic, 2009-18), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
- Oct 8 Carman Moore, American composer, born in Lorain, Ohio
- Oct 11 Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2001)
- Oct 15 Kari Rydman, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki, Finland
- Oct 16 Gerardo Gandini, Argentinian pianist and composer (Laberynthus Johannes), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2013)
- Oct 20 Joanna Simon, American mezzo-soprano (1962-86), and Emmy Award-winning arts journalist (PBS, 1986-92), born in New York City (d. 2022) [1]
Bill Wyman (87 years old)
Oct 24 English rock and jazz bassist (Rolling Stones, 1962-93 - "Under My Thumb"), born in Lewisham, London
- Oct 24 Rainer Kunad, German composer, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 1995)
- Oct 26 Al Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy; The Wrecking Crew), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2006)
- Oct 26 Bruce Belland, American singer (Tim Conway Hour), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 28 Carl Davis, American-British conductor and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (The French Lieutenant's Woman; restored silent film Napoléon; BBC's Pride and Prejudice), born in New York City (d. 2023)
- Oct 28 Charlie Daniels, American country-rock guitarist, fiddler, and singer ("Devil Went Down to Georgia"), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2020)
- Oct 28 Ted Hawkins, American singer and guitarist ("The Next Hundred Years"), born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 1995)
About October 1936
How Old? 87 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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