- Oct 6 Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian Formula One driver killed in a race accident at Watkins Glen, New York at 25
- Oct 13 Sam Rice, American Baseball HOF outfielder (World Series 1924; AL stolen base leader 1920; Washington Senators 1915-33), dies from cancer at 84
- Oct 27 Rudolf Dassler, German entrepreneur (founder sportswear company Puma), dies at 76
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