- Oct 12 Pete Hill, American Baseball HOF outfielder (NgL lifetime batting average: .326) and manager (Detroit Stars, Baltimore Black Sox), born in Culpeper, Virginia (d. 1951)
- Oct 14 Charlie Parker, English cricketer (legend Gloucs SLA, but 2-32 in only Test), born in Prestbury, Gloucestershire (d. 1959)
- Oct 15 Charley O'Leary, American baseball shortstop (Detroit Tigers; oldest MLB player to collect a hit and score a run [58] St. Louis Browns 1934), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1941)
- Oct 18 Lucien Petit-Breton, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1907-8), born in Plessé, France (d. 1917)
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