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, 1911
Day of Week 5th » The Kowloon–Canton Railway (split into MTR East Rail Line and Guangshen Railway now) commences service between Kowloon and Guangzhou called Canton.
Day of Week 9th » An Wuchang Uprising Revolutionary groups and a bombing incident e.g accidental bomb explosion in Hankou District e.g Hankou, Wuhan, China leads to the ultimate fall of the Qing Empire
Day of Week 10th » The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of Qing Dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China (1912–1949) e.g Republic of China.
Day of Week 13th » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor-General of Canada of royal descent.
Day of Week 23rd » First use of aircraft in war: An Italy or Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkey named Turkish army lines during the Turco-Italian War.
Day of Week 24th » Orville Wright, remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider, at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1911
1st » Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (d. 1994)
1st » Heinrich Mark, Estonian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 2004)
2nd » Jack Finney, American author and playwright (d. 1995)
3rd » Michael Hordern, English actor and singer (d. 1995)
5th » Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist (d. 2011)