- Oct 1 Ernst Toch, Austrian composer (Geographical Fugue), music theorist (Melodielehre), and Pulitzer Prize winner (1956), dies at 76
- Oct 10 Bedřich Havlík, Czech composer, dies at 71
- Oct 10 Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet pianist (The Art of Piano Playing), dies at 76
- Oct 10 Russ Case, American orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at 52
Cole Porter (1891-1964)
Oct 15 American composer and lyricist ("Anything Goes"; "Night And Day"; "I've Got You Under My Skin"), dies of kidney failure at 73
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