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, 1934
Day of Week 9th » Regicide at Marseille: The assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France.
Day of Week 16th » Chinese Communism e.g Communists begin the Long March; it ended a year and four days later, by which time Mao Zedong had regained his title as party chairman.
Day of Week 22nd » In East Liverpool, Ohio, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents shoot and kill notorious bank robbery known as bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1934
1st » Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (d. 2014)
1st » Geoff Stephens, English songwriter and producer
2nd » Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, South African-English lawyer and judge
2nd » Earl Wilson (baseball) known as Earl Wilson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
3rd » Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist
3rd » Simon Nicholson, English sculptor and painter (d. 1990)
3rd » Koo Nimo, Ghanaian singer and guitarist
4th » Sam Huff, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
4th » Dimosthenis Sofianos, Greek journalist
5th » Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer (d. 2002)
5th » Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian diplomat
7th » Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (d. 2014)
7th » Ulrike Meinhof, German journalist and activist (d. 1976)
8th » Kader Asmal, South African politician (d. 2011)
8th » Gerry Hitchens English footballer (d. 1983)
8th » James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (d. 2013)
15th » Raymond Poincaré, French politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
18th » Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish pathologist, histologist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
22nd » Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (b. 1904)
23rd » William Brennaugh, Canadian lacrosse player (b. 1877)