- Oct 4 Barbados Joe Walcott, Barbadian boxer (World Welterweight champion 1901-06; first Black to hold that title), dies in a car accident at 62
- Oct 11 Frank Mitchell, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng then 3 for South Africa), dies
- Oct 27 Ernest Eldridge, British auto racer (world land speed record 1924 at Arpajon, France; 1 mile −145.89 mph), dies from pneumonia at 40
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