Events in October
267Births
| Artist | Birth | Age in 2026 | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October | |||
| Dani | 01/10/1944 | would have been 82 years old† 18/07/2022 | France |
| Irwin Kostal | 01/10/1911 | would have been 115 years old† 23/11/1994 | United States |
| Julie Andrews | 01/10/1935 | 91 years | United Kingdom |
| Jeane Manson | 01/10/1950 | 76 years | United States / France |
| Youssou N'Dour | 01/10/1959 | 67 years | Senegal |
| Mariska Veres | 01/10/1947 | would have been 79 years old† 02/12/2006 | Netherlands |
| 2 October | |||
| Guy Cabay | 02/10/1950 | 76 years | Belgium |
| Freddie Jackson | 02/10/1956 | would have been 70 years old† 05/10/2026 | United States |
| Don McLean | 02/10/1945 | 81 years | United States |
| Robbie Nevil | 02/10/1958 | 68 years | United States |
| Michel Plasson | 02/10/1933 | 93 years | France |
| Mike Rutherford | 02/10/1950 | 76 years | United Kingdom |
| Sting | 02/10/1951 | 75 years | United Kingdom |
| Tiffany | 02/10/1971 | 55 years | United States |
| Jean Vallée | 02/10/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 12/03/2014 | Belgium |
| 3 October | |||
| Bob Dechamps | 03/10/1914 | would have been 112 years old† 02/07/2002 | Belgium |
| Lindsey Buckingham | 03/10/1949 | 77 years | United States |
| Chubby Checker | 03/10/1941 | 85 years | United States |
| Eddie Cochran | 03/10/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 17/04/1960 | United States |
| Jean-Roch | 03/10/1966 | 60 years | France |
| Lena Ka | 03/10/1975 | 51 years | France |
| Phyllis Nelson | 03/10/1950 | would have been 76 years old† 12/01/1998 | United States |
| P.P. Arnold | 03/10/1946 | 80 years | United States |
| Gwen Stefani | 03/10/1969 | 57 years | United States |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | 03/10/1954 | would have been 72 years old† 27/08/1990 | United States |
| 4 October | |||
| Ana Johnsson | 04/10/1977 | 49 years | Sweden |
| Julien Clerc | 04/10/1947 | 79 years | France |
| Cut Chemist | 04/10/1972 | 54 years | United States |
| Sandy Marton | 04/10/1959 | 67 years | Croatia |
| Philippe Russo | 04/10/1961 | 65 years | France |
| Susan Sarandon | 04/10/1946 | 80 years | United States |
| Jon Secada | 04/10/1961 | 65 years | United States / Cuba |
| Andreas Vollenweider | 04/10/1953 | 73 years | Switzerland |
| 5 October | |||
| Chris de Burgh | 05/10/1948 | 78 years | Ireland / United Kingdom / Argentina |
| Harold Faltermeyer | 05/10/1952 | 74 years | Germany |
| Sophie Favier | 05/10/1963 | 63 years | France |
| Bob Geldof | 05/10/1951 | 75 years | Ireland |
| James Toseland | 05/10/1980 | 46 years | United Kingdom |
| Brian Johnson | 05/10/1947 | 79 years | United Kingdom |
| Jean-Jacques Lafon | 05/10/1955 | 71 years | France |
| Marie Laforêt | 05/10/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 02/11/2019 | France / Switzerland |
| Caroline Loeb | 05/10/1955 | 71 years | France |
| Steve Miller | 05/10/1943 | 83 years | United States |
| Billy Lee Riley | 05/10/1933 | would have been 93 years old† 02/08/2009 | United States |
| Kate Winslet | 05/10/1975 | 51 years | United Kingdom |
| 6 October | |||
| Carrara | 06/10/1958 | 68 years | Italy |
| Dominique A. | 06/10/1968 | 58 years | France |
| Mylon LeFevre | 06/10/1944 | would have been 82 years old† 08/09/2023 | United States |
| Nicolas Peyrac | 06/10/1949 | 77 years | France |
| Matthew Sweet | 06/10/1964 | 62 years | United States |
| Luc Van Acker | 06/10/1961 | 65 years | Belgium |
| 7 October | |||
| Toni Braxton | 07/10/1966 | 60 years | United States |
| Sam Brown | 07/10/1964 | 62 years | United Kingdom |
| Charlotte Nilsson | 07/10/1974 | 52 years | Sweden |
| René Joly | 07/10/1946 | 80 years | France |
| Bernard Lavilliers | 07/10/1946 | 80 years | France |
| Viktor Lazlo | 07/10/1960 | 66 years | Belgium / France |
| Al Martino | 07/10/1927 | would have been 99 years old† 13/10/2009 | United States |
| John Cougar Mellencamp | 07/10/1951 | 75 years | United States |
| Gabriel Yared | 07/10/1949 | 77 years | France / Lebanon |
| 8 October | |||
| Gavin Friday | 08/10/1959 | 67 years | Ireland |
| Bruno Mars | 08/10/1985 | 41 years | Hawaii |
| Tony Wilson | 08/10/1947 | would have been 79 years old† 24/04/2026 | - |
| 9 October | |||
| Jackson Browne | 09/10/1948 | 78 years | United States |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | 09/10/1835 | would have been 191 years old† 16/12/1921 | France |
| Nicole Croisille | 09/10/1936 | would have been 90 years old† 04/06/2025 | France |
| John Entwistle | 09/10/1944 | would have been 82 years old† 27/06/2002 | United Kingdom |
| France Gall | 09/10/1947 | would have been 79 years old† 07/01/2018 | France |
| PJ Harvey | 09/10/1969 | 57 years | United Kingdom |
| Ini Kamoze | 09/10/1957 | 69 years | Jamaica |
| John Lennon | 09/10/1940 | would have been 86 years old† 08/12/1980 | United Kingdom |
| Giuseppe Verdi | 09/10/1813 | would have been 213 years old† 27/01/1901 | - |
| Sanseverino | 09/10/1961 | 65 years | France |
| Tom Wilson | 09/10/1951 | would have been 75 years old† 25/03/2004 | United Kingdom |
| O.V. Wright | 09/10/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 16/11/1980 | United States |
| 10 October | |||
| Jonathan Butler | 10/10/1961 | 65 years | South Africa |
| Gabriella Cilmi | 10/10/1991 | 35 years | Australia |
| Kirsty MacColl | 10/10/1959 | would have been 67 years old† 18/12/2000 | United Kingdom |
| Junior Mance | 10/10/1928 | would have been 98 years old† 17/01/2021 | United States |
| Mya | 10/10/1979 | 47 years | United States |
| David Lee Roth | 10/10/1954 | 72 years | United States |
| Séverine | 10/10/1948 | 78 years | France |
| Thelonious Monk | 10/10/1917 | would have been 109 years old† 17/02/1982 | United States |
| Truth Hurts | 10/10/1971 | 55 years | United States |
| Midge Ure | 10/10/1953 | 73 years | United Kingdom |
| 11 October | |||
| Art Blakey | 11/10/1919 | would have been 107 years old† 16/10/1990 | United States |
| Jean-Jacques Goldman | 11/10/1951 | 75 years | France |
| Daryl Hall | 11/10/1946 | 80 years | United States |
| Hevia | 11/10/1967 | 59 years | Spain |
| Larusso | 11/10/1979 | 47 years | France |
| Peter Sprague | 11/10/1955 | 71 years | United States |
| Dottie West | 11/10/1932 | would have been 94 years old† 04/09/1991 | United States |
| 12 October | |||
| Frank Alamo | 12/10/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 11/10/2012 | France |
| Luciano Pavarotti | 12/10/1935 | would have been 91 years old† 06/09/2007 | Italy |
| Tonton David | 12/10/1967 | would have been 59 years old† 16/02/2021 | France |
| 13 October | |||
| Alexander Borodin | 13/10/1833 | would have been 193 years old† 15/02/1887 | - |
| Ashanti | 13/10/1980 | 46 years | United States |
| John Dahlbäck | 13/10/1985 | 41 years | Sweden |
| Ray Brown | 13/10/1926 | would have been 100 years old† 02/07/2002 | United States |
| Cherrelle | 13/10/1958 | 68 years | United States |
| Christophe | 13/10/1945 | would have been 81 years old† 16/04/2020 | France |
| DJ Spen | 13/10/1968 | 58 years | - |
| Joe Dolce | 13/10/1947 | 79 years | United States |
| Chris Farlowe | 13/10/1940 | 86 years | United Kingdom |
| Sammy Hagar | 13/10/1947 | 79 years | United States |
| Lee Konitz | 13/10/1927 | would have been 99 years old† 15/04/2020 | United States |
| Yves Montand | 13/10/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 09/11/1991 | France |
| Dorothy Moore | 13/10/1946 | 80 years | United States |
| Nana Mouskouri | 13/10/1934 | 92 years | Greece |
| Sadi | 13/10/1926 | would have been 100 years old† 20/02/2009 | Belgium |
| Paul Simon | 13/10/1941 | 85 years | United States |
| Art Tatum | 13/10/1909 | would have been 117 years old† 05/11/1956 | United States |
| 14 October | |||
| Alexandra Lamy | 14/10/1971 | 55 years | France |
| Gérald de Palmas | 14/10/1967 | 59 years | France |
| Thomas Dolby | 14/10/1958 | 68 years | United Kingdom |
| José Luccioni | 14/10/1903 | would have been 123 years old† 05/10/1978 | France |
| Justin Hayward | 14/10/1946 | 80 years | United Kingdom |
| Dan McCafferty | 14/10/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 08/11/2022 | United Kingdom |
| Robert Parker | 14/10/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 19/01/2020 | United States |
| Cliff Richard | 14/10/1940 | 86 years | United Kingdom |
| Alessandro Safina | 14/10/1963 | 63 years | Italy |
| Usher | 14/10/1978 | 48 years | United States |
| Karyn White | 14/10/1965 | 61 years | United States |
| 15 October | |||
| Chris Andrews | 15/10/1942 | 84 years | United Kingdom |
| Alex Beaupain | 15/10/1974 | 52 years | France |
| Eric Charden | 15/10/1942 | would have been 84 years old† 29/04/2012 | France |
| Eric Benét | 15/10/1966 | 60 years | United States |
| Ginuwine | 15/10/1970 | 56 years | United States |
| Sandra Kim | 15/10/1972 | 54 years | Belgium |
| Barry McGuire | 15/10/1935 | 91 years | United States |
| 16 October | |||
| Tony Carey | 16/10/1953 | 73 years | United States / Germany |
| Joe Dolan | 16/10/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 26/12/2007 | Ireland |
| Emile Ford | 16/10/1937 | would have been 89 years old† 11/04/2016 | United Kingdom |
| Jeremy Jackson | 16/10/1980 | 46 years | United States |
| Jude | 16/10/1970 | 56 years | United States |
| Bert Kaempfert | 16/10/1923 | would have been 103 years old† 21/06/1980 | Germany |
| Kelly Marie | 16/10/1957 | 69 years | United Kingdom |
| Christophe Maé | 16/10/1975 | 51 years | France |
| Nico | 16/10/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 18/07/1988 | Germany |
| 17 October | |||
| Alan Jackson | 17/10/1958 | 68 years | United States |
| Eminem | 17/10/1972 | 54 years | United States |
| Ziggy Marley | 17/10/1968 | 58 years | Jamaica |
| Rolando Panerai | 17/10/1924 | would have been 102 years old† 22/10/2019 | Italy |
| Soeur Sourire | 17/10/1933 | would have been 93 years old† 29/03/1985 | Belgium |
| Tarkan | 17/10/1972 | 54 years | Turkey |
| 18 October | |||
| Alexander Young | 18/10/1920 | would have been 106 years old† 05/03/2000 | United Kingdom |
| Thierry Amiel | 18/10/1982 | 44 years | France |
| Anita O'Day | 18/10/1919 | would have been 107 years old† 23/11/2006 | United States |
| Baby Bash | 18/10/1975 | 51 years | United States |
| Chuck Berry | 18/10/1926 | would have been 100 years old† 18/03/2017 | United States |
| Bombalurina | 18/10/1955 | 71 years | United Kingdom |
| Jacques Higelin | 18/10/1940 | would have been 86 years old† 06/04/2018 | France |
| Ne-Yo | 18/10/1979 | 47 years | United States |
| Laura Nyro | 18/10/1947 | would have been 79 years old† 08/04/1997 | United States |
| Paddy Reilly | 18/10/1939 | 87 years | Ireland |
| Catherine Ringer | 18/10/1957 | would have been 69 years old† 14/09/2026 | France |
| Howard Shore | 18/10/1946 | 80 years | Canada |
| Curtis Stigers | 18/10/1965 | 61 years | United States |
| Precious Wilson | 18/10/1957 | 69 years | Jamaica |
| 19 October | |||
| Jérémy Chatelain | 19/10/1984 | 42 years | - |
| Divine | 19/10/1945 | would have been 81 years old† 07/03/1988 | United States |
| DJ Sammy | 19/10/1969 | 57 years | Spain |
| Manolo Escobar | 19/10/1931 | would have been 95 years old† 24/10/2013 | Spain |
| Hadise | 19/10/1985 | 41 years | Belgium / Turkey |
| Gloria Jones | 19/10/1945 | 81 years | United States |
| George McCrae | 19/10/1944 | 82 years | United States |
| Monsieur Dupont | 19/10/1975 | 51 years | Belgium |
| Pras Michel | 19/10/1972 | 54 years | United States |
| Sinitta | 19/10/1963 | 63 years | United Kingdom |
| Peter Tosh | 19/10/1944 | would have been 82 years old† 11/09/1987 | Jamaica |
| 20 October | |||
| Anouar Brahem | 20/10/1957 | 69 years | Tunisia |
| Jess Glynne | 20/10/1989 | 37 years | United Kingdom |
| Wanda Jackson | 20/10/1937 | 89 years | United States |
| Dannii Minogue | 20/10/1971 | 55 years | Australia |
| Tom Petty | 20/10/1950 | would have been 76 years old† 02/10/2017 | United States |
| Snoop Dogg | 20/10/1971 | 55 years | United States |
| Marc Toesca | 20/10/1955 | 71 years | France |
| 21 October | |||
| Elvin Bishop | 21/10/1942 | 84 years | United States |
| Don Byas | 21/10/1912 | would have been 114 years old† 24/08/1972 | United States |
| Georg Solti | 21/10/1912 | would have been 114 years old† 05/09/1997 | Hungary / United Kingdom |
| Dizzy Gillespie | 21/10/1917 | would have been 109 years old† 06/01/1993 | United States |
| Malcolm Arnold | 21/10/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 23/09/2006 | United Kingdom |
| 22 October | |||
| Georges Brassens | 22/10/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 29/10/1981 | France |
| Catherine Deneuve | 22/10/1943 | 83 years | France |
| Franz Liszt | 22/10/1811 | would have been 215 years old† 31/07/1886 | - |
| Håkon Austbø | 22/10/1948 | 78 years | Norway |
| Jean-Pierre Mas | 22/10/1948 | 78 years | France |
| Robert Long | 22/10/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 13/12/2006 | Netherlands |
| Helmut Lotti | 22/10/1969 | 57 years | Belgium |
| LV | 22/10/1954 | 72 years | United States |
| Shelby Lynne | 22/10/1968 | 58 years | United States |
| Shaggy | 22/10/1968 | 58 years | Jamaica |
| Marc Shaiman | 22/10/1959 | 67 years | United States |
| 23 October | |||
| Jil Caplan | 23/10/1965 | 61 years | France |
| Champion Jack Dupree | 23/10/1909 | would have been 117 years old† 12/01/1992 | United States |
| Curt Close | 23/10/1975 | 51 years | Belgium |
| Marthe Mercadier | 23/10/1928 | would have been 98 years old† 15/09/2021 | France |
| Sonny Criss | 23/10/1927 | would have been 99 years old† 19/11/1977 | United States |
| Pierre Vassiliu | 23/10/1937 | would have been 89 years old† 17/08/2014 | France |
| 24 October | |||
| Bob Azzam Et Son Orchestre | 24/10/1925 | would have been 101 years old† 24/07/2004 | France |
| Gilbert Bécaud | 24/10/1927 | would have been 99 years old† 18/12/2001 | France |
| Big Bopper | 24/10/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 03/02/1959 | United States |
| Jean-Claude Pascal | 24/10/1927 | would have been 99 years old† 05/05/1992 | France |
| Dominique Poulain | 24/10/1949 | 77 years | France |
| Barry Ryan | 24/10/1948 | would have been 78 years old† 28/09/2021 | United Kingdom |
| Sonny Terry | 24/10/1911 | would have been 115 years old† 11/03/1986 | United States |
| Willie Mabon | 24/10/1925 | would have been 101 years old† 19/04/1985 | United States |
| 25 October | |||
| Jon Anderson | 25/10/1944 | 82 years | United States / United Kingdom |
| Charlie Smalls | 25/10/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 27/08/1987 | United States |
| Ciara | 25/10/1985 | 41 years | United States / Benin |
| Robert Cogoi | 25/10/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 14/05/2022 | Belgium |
| Georges Bizet | 25/10/1838 | would have been 188 years old† 03/06/1875 | France |
| Nicole | 25/10/1964 | 62 years | Germany |
| Chris Norman | 25/10/1950 | 76 years | United Kingdom |
| Katy Perry | 25/10/1984 | 42 years | United States |
| Helen Reddy | 25/10/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 29/09/2020 | United States / Australia |
| Emmanuel Top | 25/10/1971 | 55 years | France |
| 26 October | |||
| Domenico Scarlatti | 26/10/1685 | would have been 341 years old† 23/07/1757 | - |
| Houston | 26/10/1983 | 43 years | United States |
| Mahalia Jackson | 26/10/1911 | would have been 115 years old† 27/01/1972 | United States |
| Jacques Loussier | 26/10/1934 | would have been 92 years old† 05/03/2019 | France |
| Keith Urban | 26/10/1967 | 59 years | United States / Australia / New Zealand |
| 27 October | |||
| Philip Catherine | 27/10/1942 | 84 years | Belgium |
| Floyd Cramer | 27/10/1933 | would have been 93 years old† 31/12/1997 | United States |
| Nilda Fernandez | 27/10/1951 | would have been 75 years old† 19/05/2019 | Spain / France |
| Manu Katché | 27/10/1958 | 68 years | France |
| Vanessa-Mae | 27/10/1978 | 48 years | United Kingdom / Singapore / Thailand |
| Eric Morena | 27/10/1951 | would have been 75 years old† 16/11/2019 | France |
| Jean Schultheis | 27/10/1943 | 83 years | France |
| 28 October | |||
| Alan Titus | 28/10/1945 | 81 years | United States |
| Coluche | 28/10/1944 | would have been 82 years old† 19/06/1986 | France |
| Des'Ray | 28/10/1969 | 57 years | Netherlands |
| Bill Gates | 28/10/1955 | 71 years | United States |
| Ben Harper | 28/10/1969 | 57 years | United States |
| Gloria Lasso | 28/10/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 04/12/2005 | Spain / France |
| Curtis Lee | 28/10/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 08/01/2015 | United States |
| Agnes Obel | 28/10/1980 | 46 years | Denmark |
| Eros Ramazzotti | 28/10/1963 | 63 years | Italy |
| Melanie Williams | 28/10/1964 | 62 years | United Kingdom |
| 29 October | |||
| Christophe Alévêque | 29/10/1963 | 63 years | France |
| Frida Boccara | 29/10/1940 | would have been 86 years old† 01/08/1996 | France / Morocco |
| Eddie Constantine | 29/10/1913 | would have been 113 years old† 25/02/1993 | United States / France |
| Daniel | 29/10/1955 | 71 years | Montenegro |
| Steeve Estatof | 29/10/1972 | 54 years | France |
| Peter Green | 29/10/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 25/07/2020 | United Kingdom |
| Pierre Groscolas | 29/10/1946 | 80 years | France |
| Fausto Leali | 29/10/1944 | 82 years | Italy |
| Anita Meyer | 29/10/1954 | 72 years | Netherlands |
| Melba Moore | 29/10/1945 | 81 years | United States |
| Roberto Michelucci | 29/10/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 01/11/2010 | Italy |
| Zoot Sims | 29/10/1925 | would have been 101 years old† 23/03/1985 | United States |
| 30 October | |||
| Chimène Badi | 30/10/1982 | 44 years | France |
| Tom Browne | 30/10/1954 | 72 years | United States |
| Clifford Brown | 30/10/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 26/06/1956 | United States |
| Grace Slick | 30/10/1939 | 87 years | United States |
| Lagaf' | 30/10/1959 | 67 years | France |
| Jessica Marquez | 30/10/1978 | 48 years | France |
| Snow | 30/10/1969 | 57 years | Canada |
| Sabien Tiels | 30/10/1976 | 50 years | Belgium |
| Trilok Gurtu | 30/10/1951 | 75 years | India |
| Francky Vincent | 30/10/1955 | 71 years | France |
| Zabou | 30/10/1959 | 67 years | France |
| 31 October | |||
| Russ Ballard | 31/10/1945 | 81 years | United Kingdom |
| Illinois Jacquet | 31/10/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 22/07/2004 | United States |
| Moon Martin | 31/10/1945 | would have been 81 years old† 11/05/2020 | United States |
| Vanilla Ice | 31/10/1967 | 59 years | United States |
| ? Date unknown | |||
| Jean-Paul Vœgelin | 10/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 11/2002 | France |
100Death
| Artist | Death | There are | Age at death | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October | ||||
| Charles Aznavour | 01/10/2018 | 8 years | 94 years | France / Armenia |
| David Bedford | 01/10/2011 | 15 years | 74 years | United Kingdom |
| Lynsey De Paul | 01/10/2014 | 12 years | 66 years | United Kingdom |
| Jerry Gonzalez | 01/10/2018 | 8 years | 69 years | United States |
| 2 October | ||||
| Jean-Claude Annoux | 02/10/2004 | 22 years | 65 years | France |
| Gene Autry | 02/10/1998 | 28 years | 91 years | United States |
| Tom Petty | 02/10/2017 | 9 years | 66 years | United States |
| Sir Neville Marriner | 02/10/2016 | 10 years | 92 years | United Kingdom |
| Ted Taylor | 02/10/1987 | 39 years | 53 years | United States |
| 3 October | ||||
| Carl Nielsen | 03/10/1931 | 95 years | 66 years | Denmark |
| 4 October | ||||
| Janis Joplin | 04/10/1970 | 56 years | 27 years | United States |
| Loretta Lynn | 04/10/2022 | 4 years | 90 years | United States |
| 5 October | ||||
| Freddie Jackson | 05/10/2026 | 0s | 70 years | United States |
| José Luccioni | 05/10/1978 | 48 years | 74 years | France |
| 6 October | ||||
| Ginger Baker | 06/10/2019 | 7 years | 80 years | United Kingdom |
| Montserrat Caballé | 06/10/2018 | 8 years | 85 years | Spain |
| Johnny Nash | 06/10/2020 | 6 years | 80 years | United States |
| Colette Renard | 06/10/2010 | 16 years | 85 years | France |
| Billy Joe Royal | 06/10/2015 | 11 years | 73 years | United States |
| 7 October | ||||
| Ian Freebairn-Smith | 07/10/2025 | 1s | 93 years | United States |
| Helen Watts | 07/10/2009 | 17 years | 81 years | United Kingdom |
| Cissy Houston | 07/10/2024 | 2 years | 91 years | United States |
| Mario Lanza | 07/10/1959 | 67 years | 38 years | United States |
| Smiley Lewis | 07/10/1966 | 60 years | 53 years | United States |
| 8 October | ||||
| Jim Diamond | 08/10/2015 | 11 years | 64 years | United Kingdom |
| Pierre Tchernia | 08/10/2016 | 10 years | 88 years | France |
| 9 October | ||||
| Jacques Brel | 09/10/1978 | 48 years | 49 years | Belgium |
| Jean Rochefort | 09/10/2017 | 9 years | 87 years | France |
| Milt Jackson | 09/10/1999 | 27 years | 76 years | United States |
| 10 October | ||||
| Solomon Burke | 10/10/2010 | 16 years | 70 years | United States |
| Alton Ellis | 10/10/2008 | 18 years | 70 years | Jamaica |
| George Malcolm | 10/10/1997 | 29 years | 80 years | United Kingdom |
| Joan Sutherland | 10/10/2010 | 16 years | 83 years | Australia |
| John Lodge | 10/10/2025 | 1s | 82 years | United Kingdom |
| Edith Piaf | 10/10/1963 | 63 years | 47 years | France |
| 11 October | ||||
| Frank Alamo | 11/10/2012 | 14 years | 70 years | France |
| Russ Hamilton | 11/10/2008 | 18 years | 76 years | United Kingdom |
| Harold Betters | 11/10/2020 | 6 years | 92 years | United States |
| The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band | 11/10/2015 | 11 years | 58 years | United States |
| 12 October | ||||
| Pink Anderson | 12/10/1974 | 52 years | 74 years | United States |
| Ray Conniff | 12/10/2002 | 24 years | 85 years | United States |
| John Denver | 12/10/1997 | 29 years | 53 years | United States |
| Gene Vincent | 12/10/1971 | 55 years | 36 years | United States |
| 13 October | ||||
| Dranem | 13/10/1935 | 91 years | 66 years | France |
| Al Martino | 13/10/2009 | 17 years | 82 years | United States |
| 14 October | ||||
| François Béranger | 14/10/2003 | 23 years | 66 years | France |
| Leonard Bernstein | 14/10/1990 | 36 years | 72 years | United States |
| Bing Crosby | 14/10/1977 | 49 years | 79 years | United States |
| 15 October | ||||
| Joyce Sims | 15/10/2022 | 4 years | 63 years | United States |
| 16 October | ||||
| Art Blakey | 16/10/1990 | 36 years | 71 years | United States |
| Ace Frehley | 16/10/2025 | 1s | 74 years | United States |
| Gene Krupa | 16/10/1973 | 53 years | 64 years | United States |
| Henri Renaud | 16/10/2002 | 24 years | 77 years | France |
| Tonny Huurdeman | 16/10/1991 | 35 years | 69 years | Netherlands |
| Ella Mae Morse | 16/10/1999 | 27 years | 75 years | United States |
| 17 October | ||||
| Teresa Brewer | 17/10/2007 | 19 years | 76 years | United States |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford | 17/10/1991 | 35 years | 72 years | United States |
| Frédéric Chopin | 17/10/1849 | 177 years | 39 years | France |
| 18 October | ||||
| Charles Gounod | 18/10/1893 | 133 years | 75 years | France |
| Julie London | 18/10/2000 | 26 years | 74 years | United States |
| Marie | 18/10/1990 | 36 years | 41 years | France |
| Smt. R. A. Ramamani | 18/10/2025 | 1s | 65 years | India |
| 19 October | ||||
| Billy Banks | 19/10/1967 | 59 years | 59 years | United States |
| Spencer Davis | 19/10/2020 | 6 years | 81 years | United Kingdom |
| 21 October | ||||
| Bernard Haitink | 21/10/2021 | 5 years | 92 years | Netherlands |
| M'Bady Kouyaté | 21/10/2016 | 10 years | 82 years | Guinea |
| 22 October | ||||
| Tommy Edwards | 22/10/1969 | 57 years | 47 years | United States |
| Ewan MacColl | 22/10/1989 | 37 years | 74 years | United Kingdom |
| Rolando Panerai | 22/10/2019 | 7 years | 95 years | Italy |
| 23 October | ||||
| Jack Jones | 23/10/2024 | 2 years | 86 years | United States |
| Bob Manning | 23/10/1997 | 29 years | 71 years | United States |
| Robert Merrill | 23/10/2004 | 22 years | 87 years | United States |
| Alvin Stardust | 23/10/2014 | 12 years | 72 years | United Kingdom |
| 24 October | ||||
| Fats Domino | 24/10/2017 | 9 years | 89 years | United States |
| Manolo Escobar | 24/10/2013 | 13 years | 82 years | Spain |
| Franz Lehár | 24/10/1948 | 78 years | 78 years | Hungary / Austria |
| Bobby Vee | 24/10/2016 | 10 years | 73 years | United States |
| Tony Joe White | 24/10/2018 | 8 years | 75 years | United States |
| 25 October | ||||
| Jack Bruce | 25/10/2014 | 12 years | 71 years | United Kingdom |
| Gregory Isaacs | 25/10/2010 | 16 years | 59 years | Jamaica |
| Roger Miller | 25/10/1992 | 34 years | 56 years | United States |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 25/10/1893 | 133 years | 53 years | - |
| 26 October | ||||
| Paul Barrere | 26/10/2019 | 7 years | 71 years | United States |
| Alma Cogan | 26/10/1966 | 60 years | 34 years | United Kingdom |
| Wilbert Harrison | 26/10/1994 | 32 years | 65 years | United States |
| Donnie Iris | 26/10/2026 | 0s | 83 years | United States |
| 27 October | ||||
| Xavier Cugat | 27/10/1990 | 36 years | 90 years | Spain / United States / Cuba |
| Geraldine Hunt | 27/10/2022 | 4 years | 77 years | United States |
| Jack Lantier | 27/10/2024 | 2 years | 94 years | France |
| Lou Reed | 27/10/2013 | 13 years | 71 years | United States |
| 28 October | ||||
| Baby Huey | 28/10/1970 | 56 years | 26 years | United States |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | 28/10/2022 | 4 years | 87 years | United States |
| 29 October | ||||
| Duane Allman | 29/10/1971 | 55 years | 24 years | United States |
| Georges Brassens | 29/10/1981 | 45 years | 60 years | France |
| Franco Corelli | 29/10/2003 | 23 years | 82 years | Italy |
| Pops Foster | 29/10/1969 | 57 years | 77 years | United States |
| Pierre Thibaud | 29/10/2004 | 22 years | 75 years | France |
| 30 October | ||||
| Bobby Franco | 30/10/2016 | 10 years | 79 years | Germany |
| Ted Alevizos | 30/10/2009 | 17 years | 83 years | United States |
| ? Date unknown | ||||
| Reggie | 10/2023 | 3 years | 58 years | United States |