- Oct 9 Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer, dies at 57
- Oct 14 Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter and etcher, dies at 56
- Oct 14 Sandor Erkel, Hungarian composer and son of Ferenc Erkel, dies at 54
- Oct 15 Zdenek Fibich, Czech classical composer (Šárka; The Bride of Messina), dies at 49
- Oct 20 Charles Dudley Warner, American novelist (As We Go), dies at 70
- Oct 20 Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and writer, dies at 54
- Oct 22 John Sherman, American politician (Secretary of State, 1897-98; US Senator from Ohio,1861-77 & 1881-97; Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; US Representative from Ohio, 1855-61). dies at 77
- Oct 28 Max Müller, German-born British orientalist, dies at 76 (b. 1823)
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