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, 1979
Day of Week 1st » Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States.
1st » The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong, opens.
1st » The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama Canal to Panama.
Day of Week 2nd » Pope John Paul II denounces all forms of concentration camps and torture while speaking at the U.N. in New York City.
Day of Week 6th » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
Day of Week 12th » The lowest recorded non-tornadic atmospheric pressure, 87.0 kPa (870 mbar or 25.69 inHg), occurred in the Western Pacific during Typhoon Tip.
Day of Week 14th » The first Gay Rights March on Washington, D.C., the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, demands "an end to all social, economic, judicial, and legal oppression of lesbian and gay people", and draws 200,000 people.
Day of Week 15th » Black Monday (Malta) named Black Monday in Malta. The Building of the Times of Malta, the residence of the opposition leader Eddie Fenech Adami and several Nationalist Party (Malta) e.g Nationalist Party clubs are ransacked and destroyed by supporters of
17th » The Department of Education Organization Act is signed into law creating the US Department of Education and US Department of Health and Human Services.
Day of Week 21st » Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs.
Day of Week 26th » Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea is Park Chung-hee assassination e.g assassinated by Korean Central Intelligence Agency head Kim Jae-kyu. Choi Kyu-ha becomes the acting President; Kim is executed the following May.
Day of Week 27th » Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
3rd » Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dot Hacker, Ataxia (band) known as Ataxia, and The Bicycle Thief (band) or The Bicycle Thief)
3rd » John Morrison (wrestler) e.g John Morrison, American wrestler and actor