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, 1945
Day of Week 6th » Baseball: Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat are ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series (see Curse of the Billy Goat).
Day of Week 9th » Parade in NYC for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz named Nimitz and 13 USN/USMC Medal of Honor recipients
Day of Week 10th » The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang signed a principle agreement in Chongqing about the future of post-war China. Later, the pact is commonly referred to as the Double-Ten Agreement.
Day of Week 12th » World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
Day of Week 15th » World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason.
Day of Week 16th » The Food and Agriculture Organization is founded in Quebec City, Canada.
Day of Week 17th » Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens becomes Prime Minister of Greece between the pull-out of the German occupation force in 1944 and the return of George II of Greece named King Georgios II to Greece.
Day of Week 18th » Argentina e.g Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón marries actress Eva Perón or Eva "Evita" Duarte.
Day of Week 29th » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, resigns.
Day of Week 30th » Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Los Angeles Dodgers e.g Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color barrier.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1945
1st » Rod Carew, Panamanian-American baseball player and coach
1st » Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1979)
1st » Carrie Lucas, American singer
1st » Ellen McIlwaine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1st » Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)
1st » Patty Shepard, American-Spanish actress (d. 2013)
2nd » Martin Hellman, American cryptographer and academic
2nd » Don McLean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
3rd » Tony Brown (English footballer) known as Tony Brown, English footballer and sportscaster
3rd » Christopher Bruce, English choreographer
3rd » Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician
4th » Clifton Davis, American singer-songwriter and actor
5th » Brian Connolly, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sweet (band) called Sweet) (d. 1997)
5th » Geoff Leigh, English saxophonist (Henry Cow)
6th » Ivan Graziani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
7th » Kevin Godley, English singer-songwriter and director (10cc, Hotlegs, Godley & Creme, Doctor Father, and The Magic Lanterns)
9th » Taiguara, Uruguayan-Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1996)