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, 1961
Day of Week 1st » East and West Cameroon merge to form the Cameroon or Federal Republic of Cameroon.
Day of Week 3rd » 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' premieres on CBS known as CBS-TV in the United States.
Day of Week 17th » Scores of Algerian protesters (some claim up to 400) are Paris massacre of 1961 known as massacred by the Paris police at the instigation of former Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon, then chief of the Prefecture of Police.
Day of Week 20th » The Soviet Union performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 (missile) called R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
Day of Week 27th » NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in SA-1 (Apollo) named Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
27th » Mauritania and Mongolia join the United Nations.
Day of Week 30th » Nuclear testing: The Soviet Union detonates the hydrogen bomb Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya; at 50 megatons of yield, it is still the largest explosive device ever detonated, nuclear or otherwise.
3rd » Dean Lawrence (actor) known as Dean Lawrence, English actor
3rd » Maxx Payne, American wrestler and actor
3rd » Rebecca Stephens (climber) e.g Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer
4th » Philippe Russo, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
4th » Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator, created 'Yu-Gi-Oh!'
5th » Sharon Cheslow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chalk Circle (American band) known as Chalk Circle)
5th » Matthew Kauffman, American journalist
7th » Brian Mannix, Australian singer and actor (Uncanny X-Men (band) e.g Uncanny X-Men)
7th » Matthew Roloff, American farmer and author
7th » Tony Sparano, American football player and coach
8th » Steven Bernstein (musician) e.g Steven Bernstein, American trumpet player and composer (Sex Mob, The Lounge Lizards, and Spanish Fly (band) known as Spanish Fly)
8th » Simon Burke, Australian actor
8th » Ted Kooshian, American pianist (Ed Palermo Big Band)