- Oct 12 A P "Bunny" Lucas, cricketer (five Tests for England 1879-82), dies
- Oct 14 George Elbridge Whiting, American composer, dies at 83
- Oct 14 Marcellus Emants, Dutch writer and poet (Refrained from Confession), dies at 75
- Oct 26 Charles Proteus Steinmetz, German-American electrical engineer (development of alternating current), dies at 58
Bonar Law (1858-1923)
Oct 30 British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1922-23), dies of throat cancer at 64
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