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, 1849
Day of Week 3rd » American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his Death of Edgar Allan Poe or death.
Day of Week 6th » The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1849
7th » James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (d. 1916)
26th » Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician (d. 1917)
Famous Deaths for October 1849
7th » Edgar Allan Poe, American author and poet (b. 1809)
17th » Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1810)