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, 1957
Day of Week 1st » First appearance of 'In God we trust' on U.S. paper currency.
Day of Week 4th » Space Race: Launch of 'Sputnik 1', the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
4th » Avro Arrow roll-out ceremony at Avro Canada plant in Malton, Ontario.
4th » 'Leave It To Beaver' premieres on CBS.
Day of Week 10th » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.
Day of Week 14th » Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Monarchy in Canada Canadian Monarch to open up an annual session of the Parliament of Canada Canadian Parliament, presenting her Speech from the Throne in Ottawa, Canada.
Day of Week 22nd » Vietnam War: First United States casualties in Vietnam.
2nd » John Cook (golfer) or John Cook, American golfer
2nd » Wade Dooley, English rugby player and police officer
2nd » Dave Faulkner (musician) named Dave Faulkner, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Victims (Australian band) named The Victims, The Manikins, and Hoodoo Gurus)
2nd » Kate St John, English singer-songwriter and producer (The Dream Academy)
3rd » Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
3rd » Tim Westwood, English radio and television host
17th » Lawrence Bender, American actor and producer
17th » Steve McMichael, American football player, wrestler, and sportscaster
17th » Vincent Van Patten, American tennis player and actor
18th » Jon Lindstrom, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
18th » Catherine Ringer, French singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Les Rita Mitsouko)
19th » Dorinda Clark-Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist (The Clark Sisters)
19th » Ray Richmond, American journalist and critic
19th » Karl Wallinger, Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (World Party and The Waterboys)
20th » Chris Cowdrey, English cricketer and sportscaster
20th » Susanna Haavisto, Finnish actress and singer
20th » Hilda Solis, American politician, 25th United States Secretary of Labor
21st » Julian Cope, English singer-songwriter (The Teardrop Explodes, Crucial Three, Black Sheep (anarcho-folk band) named Black Sheep, Brain Donor, and Queen Elizabeth (band) e.g Queen Elizabeth)
21st » Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist and educator, Nobel Prize in Physics named Nobel Prize laureate
21st » Steve Lukather, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Toto (band) known as Toto)
23rd » Paul Kagame, Rwandan politician, 6th President of Rwanda
23rd » Martin Luther King III, American activist
24th » Ron Gardenhire, German-American baseball player and manager
24th » John Kassir, American actor
25th » Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress and singer
25th » Bernard Hogan-Howe, English police officer
26th » Julie Dawn Cole, English actress and singer
26th » Bob Golic, American football player and radio host