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Events in October

267Births

ArtistBirthAge in 2026Nationality
1 October
Dani01/10/1944would have been 82 years old† 18/07/2022France
Irwin Kostal01/10/1911would have been 115 years old† 23/11/1994United States
Julie Andrews01/10/193591 yearsUnited Kingdom
Jeane Manson01/10/195076 yearsUnited States / France
Youssou N'Dour01/10/195967 yearsSenegal
Mariska Veres01/10/1947would have been 79 years old† 02/12/2006Netherlands
2 October
Guy Cabay02/10/195076 yearsBelgium
Freddie Jackson02/10/1956would have been 70 years old† 05/10/2026United States
Don McLean02/10/194581 yearsUnited States
Robbie Nevil02/10/195868 yearsUnited States
Michel Plasson02/10/193393 yearsFrance
Mike Rutherford02/10/195076 yearsUnited Kingdom
Sting02/10/195175 yearsUnited Kingdom
Tiffany02/10/197155 yearsUnited States
Jean Vallée02/10/1941would have been 85 years old† 12/03/2014Belgium
3 October
Bob Dechamps03/10/1914would have been 112 years old† 02/07/2002Belgium
Lindsey Buckingham03/10/194977 yearsUnited States
Chubby Checker03/10/194185 yearsUnited States
Eddie Cochran03/10/1938would have been 88 years old† 17/04/1960United States
Jean-Roch03/10/196660 yearsFrance
Lena Ka03/10/197551 yearsFrance
Phyllis Nelson03/10/1950would have been 76 years old† 12/01/1998United States
P.P. Arnold03/10/194680 yearsUnited States
Gwen Stefani03/10/196957 yearsUnited States
Stevie Ray Vaughan03/10/1954would have been 72 years old† 27/08/1990United States
4 October
Ana Johnsson04/10/197749 yearsSweden
Julien Clerc04/10/194779 yearsFrance
Cut Chemist04/10/197254 yearsUnited States
Sandy Marton04/10/195967 yearsCroatia
Philippe Russo04/10/196165 yearsFrance
Susan Sarandon04/10/194680 yearsUnited States
Jon Secada04/10/196165 yearsUnited States / Cuba
Andreas Vollenweider04/10/195373 yearsSwitzerland
5 October
Chris de Burgh05/10/194878 yearsIreland / United Kingdom / Argentina
Harold Faltermeyer05/10/195274 yearsGermany
Sophie Favier05/10/196363 yearsFrance
Bob Geldof05/10/195175 yearsIreland
James Toseland05/10/198046 yearsUnited Kingdom
Brian Johnson05/10/194779 yearsUnited Kingdom
Jean-Jacques Lafon05/10/195571 yearsFrance
Marie Laforêt05/10/1939would have been 87 years old† 02/11/2019France / Switzerland
Caroline Loeb05/10/195571 yearsFrance
Steve Miller05/10/194383 yearsUnited States
Billy Lee Riley05/10/1933would have been 93 years old† 02/08/2009United States
Kate Winslet05/10/197551 yearsUnited Kingdom
6 October
Carrara06/10/195868 yearsItaly
Dominique A.06/10/196858 yearsFrance
Mylon LeFevre06/10/1944would have been 82 years old† 08/09/2023United States
Nicolas Peyrac06/10/194977 yearsFrance
Matthew Sweet06/10/196462 yearsUnited States
Luc Van Acker06/10/196165 yearsBelgium
7 October
Toni Braxton07/10/196660 yearsUnited States
Sam Brown07/10/196462 yearsUnited Kingdom
Charlotte Nilsson07/10/197452 yearsSweden
René Joly07/10/194680 yearsFrance
Bernard Lavilliers07/10/194680 yearsFrance
Viktor Lazlo07/10/196066 yearsBelgium / France
Al Martino07/10/1927would have been 99 years old† 13/10/2009United States
John Cougar Mellencamp07/10/195175 yearsUnited States
Gabriel Yared07/10/194977 yearsFrance / Lebanon
8 October
Gavin Friday08/10/195967 yearsIreland
Bruno Mars08/10/198541 yearsHawaii
Tony Wilson08/10/1947would have been 79 years old† 24/04/2026-
9 October
Jackson Browne09/10/194878 yearsUnited States
Camille Saint-Saëns09/10/1835would have been 191 years old† 16/12/1921France
Nicole Croisille09/10/1936would have been 90 years old† 04/06/2025France
John Entwistle09/10/1944would have been 82 years old† 27/06/2002United Kingdom
France Gall09/10/1947would have been 79 years old† 07/01/2018France
PJ Harvey09/10/196957 yearsUnited Kingdom
Ini Kamoze09/10/195769 yearsJamaica
John Lennon09/10/1940would have been 86 years old† 08/12/1980United Kingdom
Giuseppe Verdi09/10/1813would have been 213 years old† 27/01/1901-
Sanseverino09/10/196165 yearsFrance
Tom Wilson09/10/1951would have been 75 years old† 25/03/2004United Kingdom
O.V. Wright09/10/1939would have been 87 years old† 16/11/1980United States
10 October
Jonathan Butler10/10/196165 yearsSouth Africa
Gabriella Cilmi10/10/199135 yearsAustralia
Kirsty MacColl10/10/1959would have been 67 years old† 18/12/2000United Kingdom
Junior Mance10/10/1928would have been 98 years old† 17/01/2021United States
Mya10/10/197947 yearsUnited States
David Lee Roth10/10/195472 yearsUnited States
Séverine10/10/194878 yearsFrance
Thelonious Monk10/10/1917would have been 109 years old† 17/02/1982United States
Truth Hurts10/10/197155 yearsUnited States
Midge Ure10/10/195373 yearsUnited Kingdom
11 October
Art Blakey11/10/1919would have been 107 years old† 16/10/1990United States
Jean-Jacques Goldman11/10/195175 yearsFrance
Daryl Hall11/10/194680 yearsUnited States
Hevia11/10/196759 yearsSpain
Larusso11/10/197947 yearsFrance
Peter Sprague11/10/195571 yearsUnited States
Dottie West11/10/1932would have been 94 years old† 04/09/1991United States
12 October
Frank Alamo12/10/1941would have been 85 years old† 11/10/2012France
Luciano Pavarotti12/10/1935would have been 91 years old† 06/09/2007Italy
Tonton David12/10/1967would have been 59 years old† 16/02/2021France
13 October
Alexander Borodin13/10/1833would have been 193 years old† 15/02/1887-
Ashanti13/10/198046 yearsUnited States
John Dahlbäck13/10/198541 yearsSweden
Ray Brown13/10/1926would have been 100 years old† 02/07/2002United States
Cherrelle13/10/195868 yearsUnited States
Christophe13/10/1945would have been 81 years old† 16/04/2020France
DJ Spen13/10/196858 years-
Joe Dolce13/10/194779 yearsUnited States
Chris Farlowe13/10/194086 yearsUnited Kingdom
Sammy Hagar13/10/194779 yearsUnited States
Lee Konitz13/10/1927would have been 99 years old† 15/04/2020United States
Yves Montand13/10/1921would have been 105 years old† 09/11/1991France
Dorothy Moore13/10/194680 yearsUnited States
Nana Mouskouri13/10/193492 yearsGreece
Sadi13/10/1926would have been 100 years old† 20/02/2009Belgium
Paul Simon13/10/194185 yearsUnited States
Art Tatum13/10/1909would have been 117 years old† 05/11/1956United States
14 October
Alexandra Lamy14/10/197155 yearsFrance
Gérald de Palmas14/10/196759 yearsFrance
Thomas Dolby14/10/195868 yearsUnited Kingdom
José Luccioni14/10/1903would have been 123 years old† 05/10/1978France
Justin Hayward14/10/194680 yearsUnited Kingdom
Dan McCafferty14/10/1946would have been 80 years old† 08/11/2022United Kingdom
Robert Parker14/10/1930would have been 96 years old† 19/01/2020United States
Cliff Richard14/10/194086 yearsUnited Kingdom
Alessandro Safina14/10/196363 yearsItaly
Usher14/10/197848 yearsUnited States
Karyn White14/10/196561 yearsUnited States
15 October
Chris Andrews15/10/194284 yearsUnited Kingdom
Alex Beaupain15/10/197452 yearsFrance
Eric Charden15/10/1942would have been 84 years old† 29/04/2012France
Eric Benét15/10/196660 yearsUnited States
Ginuwine15/10/197056 yearsUnited States
Sandra Kim15/10/197254 yearsBelgium
Barry McGuire15/10/193591 yearsUnited States
16 October
Tony Carey16/10/195373 yearsUnited States / Germany
Joe Dolan16/10/1939would have been 87 years old† 26/12/2007Ireland
Emile Ford16/10/1937would have been 89 years old† 11/04/2016United Kingdom
Jeremy Jackson16/10/198046 yearsUnited States
Jude16/10/197056 yearsUnited States
Bert Kaempfert16/10/1923would have been 103 years old† 21/06/1980Germany
Kelly Marie16/10/195769 yearsUnited Kingdom
Christophe Maé16/10/197551 yearsFrance
Nico16/10/1938would have been 88 years old† 18/07/1988Germany
17 October
Alan Jackson17/10/195868 yearsUnited States
Eminem17/10/197254 yearsUnited States
Ziggy Marley17/10/196858 yearsJamaica
Rolando Panerai17/10/1924would have been 102 years old† 22/10/2019Italy
Soeur Sourire17/10/1933would have been 93 years old† 29/03/1985Belgium
Tarkan17/10/197254 yearsTurkey
18 October
Alexander Young18/10/1920would have been 106 years old† 05/03/2000United Kingdom
Thierry Amiel18/10/198244 yearsFrance
Anita O'Day18/10/1919would have been 107 years old† 23/11/2006United States
Baby Bash18/10/197551 yearsUnited States
Chuck Berry18/10/1926would have been 100 years old† 18/03/2017United States
Bombalurina18/10/195571 yearsUnited Kingdom
Jacques Higelin18/10/1940would have been 86 years old† 06/04/2018France
Ne-Yo18/10/197947 yearsUnited States
Laura Nyro18/10/1947would have been 79 years old† 08/04/1997United States
Paddy Reilly18/10/193987 yearsIreland
Catherine Ringer18/10/1957would have been 69 years old† 14/09/2026France
Howard Shore18/10/194680 yearsCanada
Curtis Stigers18/10/196561 yearsUnited States
Precious Wilson18/10/195769 yearsJamaica
19 October
Jérémy Chatelain19/10/198442 years-
Divine19/10/1945would have been 81 years old† 07/03/1988United States
DJ Sammy19/10/196957 yearsSpain
Manolo Escobar19/10/1931would have been 95 years old† 24/10/2013Spain
Hadise19/10/198541 yearsBelgium / Turkey
Gloria Jones19/10/194581 yearsUnited States
George McCrae19/10/194482 yearsUnited States
Monsieur Dupont19/10/197551 yearsBelgium
Pras Michel19/10/197254 yearsUnited States
Sinitta19/10/196363 yearsUnited Kingdom
Peter Tosh19/10/1944would have been 82 years old† 11/09/1987Jamaica
20 October
Anouar Brahem20/10/195769 yearsTunisia
Jess Glynne20/10/198937 yearsUnited Kingdom
Wanda Jackson20/10/193789 yearsUnited States
Dannii Minogue20/10/197155 yearsAustralia
Tom Petty20/10/1950would have been 76 years old† 02/10/2017United States
Snoop Dogg20/10/197155 yearsUnited States
Marc Toesca20/10/195571 yearsFrance
21 October
Elvin Bishop21/10/194284 yearsUnited States
Don Byas21/10/1912would have been 114 years old† 24/08/1972United States
Georg Solti21/10/1912would have been 114 years old† 05/09/1997Hungary / United Kingdom
Dizzy Gillespie21/10/1917would have been 109 years old† 06/01/1993United States
Malcolm Arnold21/10/1921would have been 105 years old† 23/09/2006United Kingdom
22 October
Georges Brassens22/10/1921would have been 105 years old† 29/10/1981France
Catherine Deneuve22/10/194383 yearsFrance
Franz Liszt22/10/1811would have been 215 years old† 31/07/1886-
Håkon Austbø22/10/194878 yearsNorway
Jean-Pierre Mas22/10/194878 yearsFrance
Robert Long22/10/1943would have been 83 years old† 13/12/2006Netherlands
Helmut Lotti22/10/196957 yearsBelgium
LV22/10/195472 yearsUnited States
Shelby Lynne22/10/196858 yearsUnited States
Shaggy22/10/196858 yearsJamaica
Marc Shaiman22/10/195967 yearsUnited States
23 October
Jil Caplan23/10/196561 yearsFrance
Champion Jack Dupree23/10/1909would have been 117 years old† 12/01/1992United States
Curt Close23/10/197551 yearsBelgium
Marthe Mercadier23/10/1928would have been 98 years old† 15/09/2021France
Sonny Criss23/10/1927would have been 99 years old† 19/11/1977United States
Pierre Vassiliu23/10/1937would have been 89 years old† 17/08/2014France
24 October
Bob Azzam Et Son Orchestre24/10/1925would have been 101 years old† 24/07/2004France
Gilbert Bécaud24/10/1927would have been 99 years old† 18/12/2001France
Big Bopper24/10/1930would have been 96 years old† 03/02/1959United States
Jean-Claude Pascal24/10/1927would have been 99 years old† 05/05/1992France
Dominique Poulain24/10/194977 yearsFrance
Barry Ryan24/10/1948would have been 78 years old† 28/09/2021United Kingdom
Sonny Terry24/10/1911would have been 115 years old† 11/03/1986United States
Willie Mabon24/10/1925would have been 101 years old† 19/04/1985United States
25 October
Jon Anderson25/10/194482 yearsUnited States / United Kingdom
Charlie Smalls25/10/1943would have been 83 years old† 27/08/1987United States
Ciara25/10/198541 yearsUnited States / Benin
Robert Cogoi25/10/1939would have been 87 years old† 14/05/2022Belgium
Georges Bizet25/10/1838would have been 188 years old† 03/06/1875France
Nicole25/10/196462 yearsGermany
Chris Norman25/10/195076 yearsUnited Kingdom
Katy Perry25/10/198442 yearsUnited States
Helen Reddy25/10/1941would have been 85 years old† 29/09/2020United States / Australia
Emmanuel Top25/10/197155 yearsFrance
26 October
Domenico Scarlatti26/10/1685would have been 341 years old† 23/07/1757-
Houston26/10/198343 yearsUnited States
Mahalia Jackson26/10/1911would have been 115 years old† 27/01/1972United States
Jacques Loussier26/10/1934would have been 92 years old† 05/03/2019France
Keith Urban26/10/196759 yearsUnited States / Australia / New Zealand
27 October
Philip Catherine27/10/194284 yearsBelgium
Floyd Cramer27/10/1933would have been 93 years old† 31/12/1997United States
Nilda Fernandez27/10/1951would have been 75 years old† 19/05/2019Spain / France
Manu Katché27/10/195868 yearsFrance
Vanessa-Mae27/10/197848 yearsUnited Kingdom / Singapore / Thailand
Eric Morena27/10/1951would have been 75 years old† 16/11/2019France
Jean Schultheis27/10/194383 yearsFrance
28 October
Alan Titus28/10/194581 yearsUnited States
Coluche28/10/1944would have been 82 years old† 19/06/1986France
Des'Ray28/10/196957 yearsNetherlands
Bill Gates28/10/195571 yearsUnited States
Ben Harper28/10/196957 yearsUnited States
Gloria Lasso28/10/1922would have been 104 years old† 04/12/2005Spain / France
Curtis Lee28/10/1939would have been 87 years old† 08/01/2015United States
Agnes Obel28/10/198046 yearsDenmark
Eros Ramazzotti28/10/196363 yearsItaly
Melanie Williams28/10/196462 yearsUnited Kingdom
29 October
Christophe Alévêque29/10/196363 yearsFrance
Frida Boccara29/10/1940would have been 86 years old† 01/08/1996France / Morocco
Eddie Constantine29/10/1913would have been 113 years old† 25/02/1993United States / France
Daniel29/10/195571 yearsMontenegro
Steeve Estatof29/10/197254 yearsFrance
Peter Green29/10/1946would have been 80 years old† 25/07/2020United Kingdom
Pierre Groscolas29/10/194680 yearsFrance
Fausto Leali29/10/194482 yearsItaly
Anita Meyer29/10/195472 yearsNetherlands
Melba Moore29/10/194581 yearsUnited States
Roberto Michelucci29/10/1922would have been 104 years old† 01/11/2010Italy
Zoot Sims29/10/1925would have been 101 years old† 23/03/1985United States
30 October
Chimène Badi30/10/198244 yearsFrance
Tom Browne30/10/195472 yearsUnited States
Clifford Brown30/10/1930would have been 96 years old† 26/06/1956United States
Grace Slick30/10/193987 yearsUnited States
Lagaf'30/10/195967 yearsFrance
Jessica Marquez30/10/197848 yearsFrance
Snow30/10/196957 yearsCanada
Sabien Tiels30/10/197650 yearsBelgium
Trilok Gurtu30/10/195175 yearsIndia
Francky Vincent30/10/195571 yearsFrance
Zabou30/10/195967 yearsFrance
31 October
Russ Ballard31/10/194581 yearsUnited Kingdom
Illinois Jacquet31/10/1922would have been 104 years old† 22/07/2004United States
Moon Martin31/10/1945would have been 81 years old† 11/05/2020United States
Vanilla Ice31/10/196759 yearsUnited States
? Date unknown
Jean-Paul Vœgelin10/1946would have been 80 years old† 11/2002France

100Death

ArtistDeathThere areAge at deathNationality
1 October
Charles Aznavour01/10/20188 years94 yearsFrance / Armenia
David Bedford01/10/201115 years74 yearsUnited Kingdom
Lynsey De Paul01/10/201412 years66 yearsUnited Kingdom
Jerry Gonzalez01/10/20188 years69 yearsUnited States
2 October
Jean-Claude Annoux02/10/200422 years65 yearsFrance
Gene Autry02/10/199828 years91 yearsUnited States
Tom Petty02/10/20179 years66 yearsUnited States
Sir Neville Marriner02/10/201610 years92 yearsUnited Kingdom
Ted Taylor02/10/198739 years53 yearsUnited States
3 October
Carl Nielsen03/10/193195 years66 yearsDenmark
4 October
Janis Joplin04/10/197056 years27 yearsUnited States
Loretta Lynn04/10/20224 years90 yearsUnited States
5 October
Freddie Jackson05/10/20260s70 yearsUnited States
José Luccioni05/10/197848 years74 yearsFrance
6 October
Ginger Baker06/10/20197 years80 yearsUnited Kingdom
Montserrat Caballé06/10/20188 years85 yearsSpain
Johnny Nash06/10/20206 years80 yearsUnited States
Colette Renard06/10/201016 years85 yearsFrance
Billy Joe Royal06/10/201511 years73 yearsUnited States
7 October
Ian Freebairn-Smith07/10/20251s93 yearsUnited States
Helen Watts07/10/200917 years81 yearsUnited Kingdom
Cissy Houston07/10/20242 years91 yearsUnited States
Mario Lanza07/10/195967 years38 yearsUnited States
Smiley Lewis07/10/196660 years53 yearsUnited States
8 October
Jim Diamond08/10/201511 years64 yearsUnited Kingdom
Pierre Tchernia08/10/201610 years88 yearsFrance
9 October
Jacques Brel09/10/197848 years49 yearsBelgium
Jean Rochefort09/10/20179 years87 yearsFrance
Milt Jackson09/10/199927 years76 yearsUnited States
10 October
Solomon Burke10/10/201016 years70 yearsUnited States
Alton Ellis10/10/200818 years70 yearsJamaica
George Malcolm10/10/199729 years80 yearsUnited Kingdom
Joan Sutherland10/10/201016 years83 yearsAustralia
John Lodge10/10/20251s82 yearsUnited Kingdom
Edith Piaf10/10/196363 years47 yearsFrance
11 October
Frank Alamo11/10/201214 years70 yearsFrance
Russ Hamilton11/10/200818 years76 yearsUnited Kingdom
Harold Betters11/10/20206 years92 yearsUnited States
The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band11/10/201511 years58 yearsUnited States
12 October
Pink Anderson12/10/197452 years74 yearsUnited States
Ray Conniff12/10/200224 years85 yearsUnited States
John Denver12/10/199729 years53 yearsUnited States
Gene Vincent12/10/197155 years36 yearsUnited States
13 October
Dranem13/10/193591 years66 yearsFrance
Al Martino13/10/200917 years82 yearsUnited States
14 October
François Béranger14/10/200323 years66 yearsFrance
Leonard Bernstein14/10/199036 years72 yearsUnited States
Bing Crosby14/10/197749 years79 yearsUnited States
15 October
Joyce Sims15/10/20224 years63 yearsUnited States
16 October
Art Blakey16/10/199036 years71 yearsUnited States
Ace Frehley16/10/20251s74 yearsUnited States
Gene Krupa16/10/197353 years64 yearsUnited States
Henri Renaud16/10/200224 years77 yearsFrance
Tonny Huurdeman16/10/199135 years69 yearsNetherlands
Ella Mae Morse16/10/199927 years75 yearsUnited States
17 October
Teresa Brewer17/10/200719 years76 yearsUnited States
Tennessee Ernie Ford17/10/199135 years72 yearsUnited States
Frédéric Chopin17/10/1849177 years39 yearsFrance
18 October
Charles Gounod18/10/1893133 years75 yearsFrance
Julie London18/10/200026 years74 yearsUnited States
Marie18/10/199036 years41 yearsFrance
Smt. R. A. Ramamani18/10/20251s65 yearsIndia
19 October
Billy Banks19/10/196759 years59 yearsUnited States
Spencer Davis19/10/20206 years81 yearsUnited Kingdom
21 October
Bernard Haitink21/10/20215 years92 yearsNetherlands
M'Bady Kouyaté21/10/201610 years82 yearsGuinea
22 October
Tommy Edwards22/10/196957 years47 yearsUnited States
Ewan MacColl22/10/198937 years74 yearsUnited Kingdom
Rolando Panerai22/10/20197 years95 yearsItaly
23 October
Jack Jones23/10/20242 years86 yearsUnited States
Bob Manning23/10/199729 years71 yearsUnited States
Robert Merrill23/10/200422 years87 yearsUnited States
Alvin Stardust23/10/201412 years72 yearsUnited Kingdom
24 October
Fats Domino24/10/20179 years89 yearsUnited States
Manolo Escobar24/10/201313 years82 yearsSpain
Franz Lehár24/10/194878 years78 yearsHungary / Austria
Bobby Vee24/10/201610 years73 yearsUnited States
Tony Joe White24/10/20188 years75 yearsUnited States
25 October
Jack Bruce25/10/201412 years71 yearsUnited Kingdom
Gregory Isaacs25/10/201016 years59 yearsJamaica
Roger Miller25/10/199234 years56 yearsUnited States
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky25/10/1893133 years53 years-
26 October
Paul Barrere26/10/20197 years71 yearsUnited States
Alma Cogan26/10/196660 years34 yearsUnited Kingdom
Wilbert Harrison26/10/199432 years65 yearsUnited States
Donnie Iris26/10/20260s83 yearsUnited States
27 October
Xavier Cugat27/10/199036 years90 yearsSpain / United States / Cuba
Geraldine Hunt27/10/20224 years77 yearsUnited States
Jack Lantier27/10/20242 years94 yearsFrance
Lou Reed27/10/201313 years71 yearsUnited States
28 October
Baby Huey28/10/197056 years26 yearsUnited States
Jerry Lee Lewis28/10/20224 years87 yearsUnited States
29 October
Duane Allman29/10/197155 years24 yearsUnited States
Georges Brassens29/10/198145 years60 yearsFrance
Franco Corelli29/10/200323 years82 yearsItaly
Pops Foster29/10/196957 years77 yearsUnited States
Pierre Thibaud29/10/200422 years75 yearsFrance
30 October
Bobby Franco30/10/201610 years79 yearsGermany
Ted Alevizos30/10/200917 years83 yearsUnited States
? Date unknown
Reggie10/20233 years58 yearsUnited States