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, 1965
Day of Week 1st » General Suharto puts down an apparent coup attempt by the 30 September Movement in Indonesia.
Day of Week 4th » Pope Paul VI arrives in New York, the first Pope to visit the United States of America and the Western hemisphere.
Day of Week 15th » Vietnam War: The Catholic Worker Movement stages an anti-war rally in Manhattan including a public Draft-card burning or burning of a draft card; the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Service Act.
Day of Week 21st » Comet Ikeya-Seki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers (279,617 miles) from the sun.
Day of Week 23rd » Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (United States) (Airmobile), in conjunction with South Vietnamese forces, launches a new operation seeking to destroy North Vietnamese forces in Pleiku in the II Corps Tactical Zone (the Central Highlands).
Day of Week 28th » Construction on the St. Louis Arch is completed.
Day of Week 30th » Vietnam War: Just miles from Da Nang, United States Marines repel an intense attack by wave after wave of Viet Cong forces, killing 56 guerrillas.