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.
Day of Week 22nd » Panic of 1907: A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will lead to a depression (economics) known as depression.
Day of Week 27th » Černová massacre: Fifteen people are killed in the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen known as Hungarian half of Austria-Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration. This would led to protests over the treatment of minor
Famous Birthdays on October in 1907
1st » Maurice Bardèche, French journalist, author, and critic (d. 1998)
1st » Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (d. 1977)
2nd » Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia (d. 2001)
2nd » Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
4th » Alain Daniélou, French-Swiss historian and academic (d. 1994)