- Oct 3 Learmont Drysdale, Scottish composer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1909)
- Oct 6 Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-American inventor and radio pioneer - reputedly broadcast 1st program of voice and music, born in East Bolton, Quebec (d. 1932)
- Oct 19 Clarence Lucas, Canadian composer, librettist, conductor, and music professor, born in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario (d. 1947)
- Oct 25 Georg Alfred Schumann, German composer, born in Königstein, Saxony, Germany (d. 1952)
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