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, 1940
Day of Week 1st » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
Day of Week 4th » Meeting between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini at the Brenner Pass.
Day of Week 7th » World War II: the McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
Day of Week 14th » Balham tube station World War II named Balham underground station disaster in London, England, occurs during the Nazi Luftwaffe The Blitz called air raids on Great Britain.
Day of Week 15th » The President of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, is executed by the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco, making him the only European president to have been executed.
Day of Week 16th » The Holocaust e.g Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto is established.
Day of Week 21st » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' is published.
Day of Week 25th » Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.