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, 1933
Day of Week 7th » Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of 5 French airlines.
Day of Week 10th » United Airlines Chesterton Crash: A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
Day of Week 12th » The United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island, is acquired by the United States Department of Justice
Day of Week 14th » Nazi Germany withdraws from The League of Nations.
Day of Week 17th » Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
Day of Week 19th » Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1933
2nd » John Gurdon, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate
2nd » Phill Niblock, American composer and director
2nd » Enn Nõu, Estonian author
2nd » Michel Plasson, French conductor
2nd » Dave Somerville, Canadian singer and actor (The Diamonds)