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, 1958
Day of Week 1st » NASA is created to replace National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics named NACA.
Day of Week 2nd » Guinea declares its independence from France.
Day of Week 4th » French Fifth Republic named Fifth Republic of France is established.
Day of Week 7th » President of Pakistan Iskander Mirza, with the support of General Ayub Khan (Field Marshal) named Ayub Khan and the army, suspends the 1956 constitution, imposes martial law, and cancels the elections scheduled for January 1959.
7th » The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.
Day of Week 11th » Pioneer program: NASA launches the lunar probe Pioneer 1 (the probe falls back to Earth and burns up).
Day of Week 14th » The American U.S. Atomic Energy Commission named Atomic Energy Commission, with supporting military units, carries out an underground nuclear weapon test at the Nevada Test Site, just north of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Day of Week 23rd » Springhill Mining Disaster or The Springhill Mine Bump An underground earthquake traps 174 miners in the No. 2 colliery at Springhill, Nova Scotia called Springhill, Nova Scotia, the deepest coal mine in North America at the time. By November 1, rescuers
23rd » The Smurfs, a fictional race of blue dwarves, later popularized in a The Smurfs (1981 TV series) called Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon series, appear for the first time in the story 'La flute à six schtroumpfs', a 'Johan and Peewit' adventure by Peyo, whi
Day of Week 26th » Pan American World Airways or Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris, France.
1st » Martin Cooper (musician) e.g Martin Cooper, English saxophonist, composer, and painter (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Godot (band) named Godot)
1st » Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player and producer (Dreams Come True (band) named Dreams Come True)
2nd » Robbie Nevil, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
2nd » Wayne Toups, American singer-songwriter and accordion player
3rd » Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer and choreographer