- Oct 15 Michał Ogiński, Polish diplomat, violinist, balalaika player, and composer (Farewell to My Homeland), dies at 68
- Oct 25 Abbas Mirza, Crown Prince of Qājār dynasty of Iran, introduced Western military techniques, dies at 44
- Oct 27 Ferdinand Franzl, composer, dies at 66
- Oct 30 Pieter G. Witsen Geysbeek, Dutch historian, dies at 58
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