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, 1897
Day of Week 10th » German chemist Felix Hoffmann History of aspirin called discovers an improved way of synthesizing aspirin named acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
Famous Birthdays on October in 1897
3rd » Louis Aragon, French author and poet (d. 1982)
6th » Florence B. Seibert, American biochemist (d. 1991)
7th » Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (d. 1975)
8th » Rouben Mamoulian, Georgian-American director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
9th » M. Bhaktavatsalam, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu e.g Chief Minister of Madras State (d. 1987)
11th » Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (d. 1982)
15th » Johannes Sikkar, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 1960)
15th » Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer South Indian Musician (d. 1975)
16th » Louis de Cazenave, French soldier (d. 2008)
18th » Isabel Briggs Myers, American theorist and author (d. 1980)
19th » Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (d. 1994)