- Oct 6 George Brown, English cricket wicketkeeper/batsman (7 Tests; Hampshire), born in Cowley, Oxford, England (d. 1964)
- Oct 7 A.C. "Jack" Russell, English cricket batsman (10 Tests, 5 x 100s; Essex CCC), born in Leyton, England (d. 1961)
- Oct 11 William Hoppe, American carom billiards player (51 world titles 1906-52), born in Cornwall on Hudson, New York (d. 1959)