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, 1887
Day of Week 1st » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1887
1st » Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (d. 1945)
5th » René Cassin, French judge and academic, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
5th » Manny Ziener, German actress (d. 1972)
6th » Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect, designed the Philips Pavilion and Saint-Pierre, Firminy (d. 1965)
8th » Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (d. 1956)
12th » Paula von Preradović, Croatian-Austrian author and poet (d. 1951)
13th » Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (d. 1947)
21st » Krishna Singh (politician) known as Krishna Singh, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (d. 1961)
22nd » John Reed (journalist) or John Reed, American journalist and poet (d. 1920)
24th » Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen consort of Spain (d. 1969)
24th » Octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917)
30th » Sukumar Ray, Indian-Bangladeshi author, poet, and playwright (d. 1923)
31st » Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st List of Presidents of the Republic of China named President of the Republic of China (d. 1975)
31st » Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (d. 1970)
Famous Deaths for October 1887
17th » Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (b. 1824)