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, 2002
Day of Week 2nd » The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
Day of Week 6th » The French oil tanker 'Limburg (tanker) known as Limburg 'is bombed off Yemen.
Day of Week 11th » A Myyrmanni bombing called bomb attack in a shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
Day of Week 12th » Terrorists 2002 Bali terrorist bombing called detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.
Day of Week 16th » Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in Classical antiquity or antiquity, is officially inaugurated.
Day of Week 23rd » Moscow Theatre Siege begins: Chechnya named Chechen terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage.
Day of Week 24th » Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, DC.
Day of Week 26th » Moscow Theatre Siege: Approximately 50 Chechnya named Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.
Day of Week 29th » Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire, a fire destroys a luxurious department store where 1500 people are shopping. Over 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.
Day of Week 31st » A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, Conspiracy (crime) known as conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
Famous Birthdays on October in 2002
14th » Youssif (burn victim) or Youssif, Iraqi burn victim
Famous Deaths for October 2002
1st » Walter Annenberg, American publisher and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1908)
2nd » Heinz von Foerster, Austrian-American physicist and philosopher (b. 1911)
3rd » Robert Krausz, Hungarian-American businessman (b. 1936)
3rd » Bruce Paltrow, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1943)
4th » André Delvaux, Belgian-Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
5th » Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)