| 112561 | October 1 | Death | 1955 – Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880) |
| 112562 | October 1 | Death | 1957 – Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (b. 1881) |
| 112563 | October 1 | Death | 1958 – Robert Falk, Russian painter and educator (b. 1886) |
| 112564 | October 1 | Death | 1959 – Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877) |
| 112565 | October 1 | Death | 1961 – Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898) |
| 112566 | October 1 | Death | 1970 – Raúl Riganti, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893) |
| 112567 | October 1 | Death | 1972 – Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English archaeologist and paleontologist (b. 1903) |
| 112568 | October 1 | Death | 1974 – Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1901) |
| 112569 | October 1 | Death | 1975 – Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (b. 1935) |
| 112570 | October 1 | Death | 1984 – Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911) |
| 112571 | October 1 | Death | 1985 – Ninian Sanderson, Scottish race car driver (b. 1925) |
| 112572 | October 1 | Death | 1985 – E. B. White, American journalist and author (b. 1899) |
| 112573 | October 1 | Death | 1986 – Archie League, American air traffic controller (b. 1907) |
| 112574 | October 1 | Death | 1988 – Sacheverell Sitwell, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1897) |
| 112575 | October 1 | Death | 1990 – Curtis LeMay, American general (b. 1906) |
| 112576 | October 1 | Death | 1992 – Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (b. 1947) |
| 112577 | October 1 | Death | 1994 – Paul Lorenzen, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1915) |
| 112578 | October 1 | Death | 1996 – Pat McGeown, Irish activist (b. 1956) |
| 112579 | October 1 | Death | 1997 – Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1923) |
| 112580 | October 1 | Death | 1999 – Lena Zavaroni, Scottish singer (b. 1963) |
| 112581 | October 1 | Death | 2000 – Reginald Kray, English gangster (b. 1933) |
| 112582 | October 1 | Death | 2001 – Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (b. 1921) |
| 112583 | October 1 | Death | 2002 – Walter Annenberg, American publisher and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1908) |
| 112584 | October 1 | Death | 2004 – Richard Avedon, American sailor and photographer (b. 1923) |
| 112585 | October 1 | Death | 2004 – Bruce Palmer, Canadian bass player (Buffalo Springfield and The Mynah Birds) (b. 1946) |
| 112586 | October 1 | Death | 2004 – Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1921) |
| 112587 | October 1 | Death | 2006 – Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979) |
| 112588 | October 1 | Death | 2006 – Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (b. 1938) |
| 112589 | October 1 | Death | 2006 – André Viger, Canadian wheelchair racer (b. 1952) |
| 112590 | October 1 | Death | 2007 – Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (b. 1928) |