- Oct 7 Grant Turner, New Zealand soccer midfielder (42 caps; SC Stop Out, Gisborne City AFC), born in Tauranga, New Zealand (d. 2023)
- Oct 17 Blaine McCallister, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Fort Stockton, Texas
- Oct 18 Hal Haenel, American sailor (Olympic 8th 1988, 92, 96), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Oct 18 Kjell Samuelsson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Tyngsryd, Sweden
Thomas Hearns (65 years old)
Oct 18 American boxer and 1st to win world titles in 5 weight divisions, born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Oct 20 Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback played 19 seasons, for seven teams (Seattle Seahawks, 1980-91; K.C. Chiefs. 1992-3), born in Iola, Wisconsin
- Oct 25 Dipak Patel, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (37 Tests, 5 x 50s, 75 wickets; 75 ODIs; Worcestershire CCC, Auckland CA), born in Nairobi, Kenya
- Oct 25 Kornelia Ender, East German swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-1972, 76), born in Plauen, East Germany
- Oct 28 Manzoor Hussain, Pakistani field hockey striker (Olympic gold 1986; World Cup gold 1978, 82; 175 caps, 86 goals), born in Sialkot, Pakistan (d. 2022)
- Oct 30 Ramona d'Viola, American cyclist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 31 Jeannie Longo, French cyclist (Olympic gold road race 1996; World C'ship [track] gold x 4; World C'ship [road] gold x 9), born in Annecy, France
- Oct 31 Russ Cochran, American golfer (Senior Open C'ship 2011), born in Paducah, Kentucky
About October 1958
How Old? 65 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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