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, 1968
Day of Week 1st » The Guyana e.g Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS).
Day of Week 2nd » A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City culminates in the Tlatelolco massacre by the order of the president, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, to the soldiers of killing unarmed students, hiding the event from the public eye. The 1968 Summer Olympics, hosted in
Day of Week 5th » Police baton Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association or civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.
Day of Week 8th » Vietnam War: Operation Sealords United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta.
Day of Week 11th » Project Apollo named Apollo program: NASA launches 'Apollo 7,' the first successful manned Apollo mission, with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham aboard.
Day of Week 12th » Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain
Day of Week 14th » Vietnam War: 27 soldiers are arrested at the Presidio of San Francisco in California for their peaceful protest of stockade conditions and the Vietnam War.
14th » Vietnam War: The United States Department of Defense announces that the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps will send about 24,000 soldiers and Marines back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours of duty in the combat zone there.
14th » Apollo program: The first live TV broadcasting named broadcast, by American astronauts in Low Earth orbit named orbit, was performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
14th » An earthquake rated at 6.8 on the Richter Scale destroys the Australian town of Meckering, Western Australia, and it also ruptures all nearby main highways and railroads.
14th » Jim Hines of the United States of America becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100 metres called 100-meter sprint in the Summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City with a time of 9.95 seconds.
Day of Week 16th » United States athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos are kicked off the US team for participating in the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute.
16th » Kingston, Jamaica called Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney Riots, inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country.
16th » Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Day of Week 18th » The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie C. Smith e.g Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a "black power" salute during a victory ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics called Mexico City games.
Day of Week 20th » Former First Lady of the United States named First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greece named Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.
Day of Week 22nd » Apollo program: 'Apollo 7' safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times.
Day of Week 26th » Soviet Union called Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.
Day of Week 31st » Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1968
1st » Sacha Dean Biyan, Canadian photographer and journalist
1st » Rob Collard, English race car driver
1st » Phil de Glanville, English rugby player
1st » Kevin Griffin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Better Than Ezra)
1st » Jon Guenther, American author
1st » Jay Underwood, American actor and pastor
2nd » Victoria Derbyshire, English journalist and radio host
2nd » Jeff Martin (Canadian musician) known as Jeff Martin, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Tea Party and Jeff Martin 777)
2nd » Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player
2nd » Glen Wesley, Canadian-American ice hockey player
2nd » Kelly Willis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
3rd » Paul Crichton, English footballer and manager
3rd » Greg Foster (basketball) called Greg Foster, American basketball player
3rd » Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer and manager
19th » Rodney Carrington, American comedian, actor, and singer
20th » Susan Tully, English actress, director, and producer
21st » Alexandros Alexandris, Greek footballer and manager
21st » Kerstin Andreae, German politician
21st » Melora Walters, Saudi Arabian-American actress
22nd » Shaggy (musician) named Shaggy, Jamaican-American rapper
22nd » Stephanie Cutter, American political consultant
22nd » Jay Johnston, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
22nd » Shelby Lynne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
22nd » Stéphane Quintal, Canadian ice hockey player
24th » Mark Walton (story artist) called Mark Walton, American voice actor and illustrator
24th » Robert Wilonsky, American journalist
25th » Sean Sasser, American chef and activist (d. 2013)
25th » Speech (rapper) called Speech, American rapper (Arrested Development (group) or Arrested Development)
27th » Dileep (actor) or Dileep, Indian actor and producer
27th » Alain Auderset, Swiss author
27th » Vinny Samways, English footballer and manager
28th » Chris Broussard, American journalist and sportscaster
28th » Caitlin Cary, American singer and violinist (Whiskeytown)
28th » Marc Lièvremont, French rugby player and coach
29th » Tsunku, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (Sharam Q)
29th » Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater
30th » Emmanuelle Claret, French biathlete (d. 2013)
30th » Jack Plotnick, American actor, director, and producer
30th » Ken Stringfellow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Posies, Big Star, The Disciplines, The Orange Humble Band and White Flag (band) named White Flag)
31st » Antonio Davis, American basketball player and sportscaster
Famous Deaths for October 1968
2nd » Marcel Duchamp, French painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
6th » Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician (b. 1917)
13th » Bea Benaderet, American actress and singer (b. 1906)
15th » Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (b. 1909)
20th » Bud Flanagan, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1896)
27th » Lise Meitner, Austrian-English physicist (b. 1878)
30th » Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (b. 1899)
30th » Conrad Richter, American author and playwright (b. 1890)
30th » Rose Wilder Lane, American journalist and author (b. 1886)