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, 1921
Day of Week 5th » Baseball: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.
Day of Week 13th » The Soviet republics of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Russia, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Armenia, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Azerbaijan, and Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Georgia sign the Treaty of Kars with the Grand
Day of Week 18th » The Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
Day of Week 19th » Portuguese Prime Minister António Granjo and other politicians are murdered in a Lisbon Bloody Night called coup.
Day of Week 21st » President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. President against lynching in the deep South.
Day of Week 29th » The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed.
29th » Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in the United States of America.
29th » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25 game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1921
1st » James Whitmore, American actor and singer (d. 2009)
2nd » Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer (d. 2006)
2nd » Robert Runcie, English archbishop (d. 2000)
3rd » Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer (d. 1996)
5th » Phạm Duy, Vietnamese singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
5th » Bill Willis, American football player (d. 2007)
6th » Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician (d. 1997)
6th » Joseph Lowery, American minister and activist
7th » Raymond Goethals, Belgian footballer and coach (d. 2004)
8th » Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino jurist (d. 2010)
9th » Michel Boisrond, French director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
9th » Tadeusz Różewicz, Polish poet and playwright (d. 2014)
12th » Art Clokey, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created 'Gumby' (d. 2010)
12th » Jaroslav Drobný, Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (d. 2001)
12th » Logie Bruce Lockhart, Scottish rugby player and journalist
13th » Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1991)
14th » José Arraño Acevedo, Chilean journalist and historian (d. 2009)
15th » Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player (d. 2006)
16th » Matt Batts, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)
16th » MacKenzie Miller, American horse trainer and breeder (d. 2010)
17th » George Mackay Brown, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1996)
17th » Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (d. 2012)
17th » Maria Gorokhovskaya, Ukrainian-Israeli gymnast (d. 2001)
17th » Tom Poston, American actor (d. 2007)
18th » Jerry Cooke (photographer) known as Jerry Cooke, American photographer (d. 2005)
18th » Jesse Helms, American soldier, journalist, and politician (d. 2008)
20th » Hans Warren, Dutch poet and author (d. 2001)