- Oct 3 Daniel Brink Towner, American hymn composer ("He's A Friend of Mine"; "Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom"), and music director, dies at 69
- Oct 5 Jean Louis Nicodé, Prussian pianist and composer, dies at 66
- Oct 16 Charles Harford Lloyd, British organist and composer, dies on his 70th birthday
- Oct 21 Sven August Körling, Swedish composer, dies at 77
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