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, 1871
Day of Week 8th » Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.
Day of Week 10th » The Great Chicago Fire: Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1871
2nd » Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
2nd » Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author (d. 1959)
9th » Didak Buntić, Croatian monk and scholar (d. 1922)
9th » Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (d. 1940)
11th » Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (d. 1943)
26th » Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer (d. 1941)
30th » Buck Freeman, American baseball player (d. 1949)
30th » Paul Valéry, French poet and philosopher (d. 1945)
Famous Deaths for October 1871
4th » Sarel Cilliers, South African spiritual leader and preacher (b. 1801)
18th » Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the mechanical computer (b. 1791)
20th » Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian (b. 1793)