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, 1951
Day of Week 15th » Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes conducts the very last step of the first synthesis of norethisterone, the progestin that would later be used in one of the first three combined oral contraceptive pill or oral contraceptives.
15th » The first episode of 'I Love Lucy', an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley, airs on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
Day of Week 16th » The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassination known as assassinated in Rawalpindi.
Day of Week 20th » The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma called Stillwater, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays on October in 1951
1st » Brian Greenway, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (April Wine and Mashmakhan)
2nd » Sting (musician) known as Sting, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (The Police)
2nd » Romina Power, American-Italian singer and actress
3rd » Dave Winfield, American baseball player and sportscaster
4th » Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov, Kazakh poet and author
17th » Shari Ulrich, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and violinist (Hometown Band, The Pied Pumkin, and UHF (Canadian band) known as UHF)
18th » Mike Antonovich (ice hockey) e.g Mike Antonovich, American ice hockey player and coach
18th » Pam Dawber, American actress
18th » Terry McMillan, American author
18th » Nic Potter, English bass player and songwriter (Van der Graaf Generator and The Misunderstood) (d. 2013)
19th » Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematician and physicist
20th » Al Greenwood, American keyboard player (Foreigner (band) or Foreigner)
20th » Patrick Hall (politician) known as Patrick Hall, English politician
20th » Ken Ham, Australian evangelist
20th » Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish politician
20th » Claudio Ranieri, Italian footballer and manager
21st » Dmitry Gayev, Russian civil servant (d. 2012)
22nd » William David Sanders, American educator, victim of the Columbine High School massacre (d. 1999)
23rd » Charly García, Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Sui Generis, Serú Girán, and La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros)
23rd » Fatmir Sejdiu, Kosovan politician, 2nd President of Kosovo
24th » George Tsontakis, American composer and conductor
25th » Richard Lloyd (guitarist) named Richard Lloyd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Television (band) called Television and Rocket from the Tombs)
26th » Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Parliament-Funkadelic and Praxis (band) known as Praxis)
26th » Tommy Mars, American keyboard player
26th » Julian Schnabel, American director and screenwriter
27th » K. K. Downing, English guitarist and songwriter (Judas Priest)
27th » Carlos Frenk, Mexican-English cosmologist
27th » Nancy Jacobs, American politician
27th » Jayne Kennedy, American model, actress, and sportscaster
27th » Éric Morena, French singer
28th » Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, American conjoined twins
28th » Joe R. Lansdale, American martial artist and author
29th » Dirk Kempthorne, American politician, 49th United States Secretary of the Interior
29th » Tiff Needell, English race car driver and television host
30th » Trilok Gurtu, Indian drummer and songwriter (Oregon (band) known as Oregon and Tabla Beat Science)
30th » Harry Hamlin, American actor
30th » Poncho Sanchez, American singer and conga player
31st » Nick Saban, American football player and coach
31st » Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Famous Deaths for October 1951
1st » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
4th » Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (b. 1920)