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, 1865
Day of Week 11th » Paul Bogle led hundreds of black men and women in a march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1865
1st » Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic (d. 1935)
11th » Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (d. 1926)
12th » Arthur Harden, English biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
15th » Charles W. Clark, American singer and educator (d. 1925)
15th » Albert Heijn (born 1865) named Albert Heijn, Dutch businessman (d. 1945)
17th » James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1950)
18th » Arie de Jong, Dutch linguist and author (d. 1957)
18th » Logan Pearsall Smith, American-English author and critic (d. 1946)
22nd » Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter and illustrator (d. 1943)
23rd » Neltje Blanchan, American historian and author (d. 1918)
26th » Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912)
27th » Charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958)
Famous Deaths for October 1865
18th » Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
20th » Champ Ferguson, American Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War known as guerrilla leader (b. 1821)