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, 1904
Day of Week 8th » Edmonton, Alberta is incorporated as a city.
8th » Prince Albert, Saskatchewan is incorporated as a city.
Day of Week 15th » The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Lüshunkou called Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.
Day of Week 20th » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1904) called Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
Day of Week 27th » The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States, and one of the biggest in world.
Day of Week 28th » Panama and Uruguay establish Panama–Uruguay relations called diplomatic links.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1904
1st » Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1979)
1st » A. K. Gopalan, Indian politician (d. 1977)
2nd » Graham Greene, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
2nd » Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)
3rd » Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (d. 1998)
7th » Armando Castellazzi, Italian footballer (d. 1968)