October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
October symbols: The birthstones of Octoberare the tourmaline and opal. Its birth flower is the calendula. The zodiac signs for the month of October are Libra (until October 22) or Scorpio (October 23 onwards). October Star Stones: Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22). Planetary Stone: Sapphire; Lucky Charms: Opal, Sardonyx, Chrysolite; birthstone: pink Tourmaline, Opal. Scorpio (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21). Planetary Stone: Garnet, Ruby; Lucky Charms: Aquamarine, Beryl. October Mystical birthstone is Jasper. October Ayurvedic Birthstone is Opal.
Historical Events for October, 1806
Day of Week 8th » Napoleonic Wars: Forces of the British Empire lay siege to the port of Boulogne in France by using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet e.g Sir William Congreve.
Day of Week 14th » Battle of Jena-Auerstädt France defeats Prussia.
Day of Week 17th » Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines e.g Jacques I of Haiti is assassination called assassinated after an oppressive rule.
Day of Week 27th » The French Army enters Berlin, following the Battle of Jena.
Day of Week 30th » Believing he is facing a much larger force, Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, Capitulation of Stettin e.g surrendered the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers commanded by Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle named Gen
Famous Birthdays on October in 1806
14th » Preston King (politician) e.g Preston King, American politician (d. 1865)
16th » William P. Fessenden, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1869)
27th » Juan Seguín, American colonel and politician (d. 1890)
Famous Deaths for October 1806
9th » Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer and surveyor (b. 1731)
10th » Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772–1806) named Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (b. 1772)
17th » Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, List of heads of state of Haiti or Governor-General of Haiti (b. 1758)
25th » Henry Knox, American general and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of War (b. 1750)
26th » John Graves Simcoe, English general and politician, 1st List of lieutenant governors of Ontario called Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)
28th » Charlotte Turner Smith, English poet and author (b. 1749)