Herbert Henry Dow (1866-1930)
Oct 15 American chemical industrialist (Dow Chemical), dies from cirrhosis of the liver at 64
- Oct 24 Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor and director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26
- Oct 26 Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and thoroughbred horse breeder, dies at 58
- Oct 26 Waldemar Haffkine, Ukrainian bacteriologist (1st to develop and use vaccines against cholera and bubonic plague), dies at 70
- Oct 30 Sakichi Toyoda, Japanese inventor and industrialist (Toyota Industries), dies at 63
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide