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, 1967
Day of Week 2nd » Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of Supreme Court of the United States or United States Supreme Court.
Day of Week 4th » Omar Ali Saifuddien III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son, His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Day of Week 8th » Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
Day of Week 9th » A day after being captured, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.
Day of Week 10th » The Outer Space Treaty, signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, comes into force.
Day of Week 13th » The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association (1967-1976) or American Basketball Association is played as the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Virginia Squires e.g Oakland Oaks 134-129 in Oakland, California.
Day of Week 18th » The Soviet Union called Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet.
Day of Week 21st » Vietnam War: More than 100,000 war protesters gather in Washington, D.C.. A Protests against the Vietnam War or peaceful rally at the Lincoln Memorial is followed by a march to The Pentagon and clashes with soldiers and United States Marshals protecting t
Day of Week 26th » Mohammad Reza Pahlavi coronation called crowns himself Emperor of Iran and then crowns his wife Farah Pahlavi known as Farah Empress of Iran.
Day of Week 27th » Catholic priest Philip Berrigan and others of the 'Baltimore Four' protest the Vietnam War by pouring blood on Selective Service records.
Day of Week 29th » London criminal Jack McVitie is murdered by the Kray twins, leading to their eventual imprisonment and downfall.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1967
1st » Mike Pringle (Canadian football) known as Mike Pringle, American-Canadian football player
1st » Scott Young (ice hockey, born 1967) named Scott Young, American ice hockey player
2nd » Bud Gaugh, American drummer (Sublime (band) or Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Eyes Adrift, Volcano (supergroup) or Volcano, and Sublime with Rome)
2nd » Gary L. Gregg, American political scientist, author, and acadmeic
2nd » Thomas Muster, Austrian tennis player
2nd » Lew Temple, American actor
2nd » Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
3rd » Rob Liefeld, American author and illustrator
3rd » Chris Collingwood, English-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fountains of Wayne)
31st » Vanilla Ice, American rapper, producer, and actor
31st » Buddy Lazier, American race car driver
31st » Irina Pantaeva, Russian-American model and actress
31st » Adam Schlesinger, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy (band) called Ivy and Tinted Windows (band) called Tinted Windows)
Famous Deaths for October 1967
3rd » Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Almanac Singers) (b. 1912)
3rd » Malcolm Sargent, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
7th » Norman Angell, English journalist and politician, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1872)
8th » Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1883)
9th » Che Guevara, Argentinian physician and guerrilla leader (b. 1928)
9th » Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
9th » André Maurois, French author (b. 1885)
9th » Joseph Pilates, German-American fitness trainer, developed Pilates (b. 1883)
12th » Ram Manohar Lohia, Indian activist and politician (b. 1910)
14th » Marcel Aymé, French author and playwright (b. 1902)