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, 1972
Day of Week 11th » USS Kitty Hawk riot or A race riot occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) or 'Kitty Hawk' off the coast of Vietnam during Operation Linebacker.
Day of Week 13th » An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 Aeroflot Flight 217 or crashes outside Moscow killing 174.
13th » Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. By December 23, 1972, only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued.
Day of Week 22nd » Vietnam War: In Saigon, Henry Kissinger and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu meet to discuss a proposed cease-fire that had been worked out between United States known as Americans and North Vietnamese in Paris.
Day of Week 23rd » Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ends after five months.
Day of Week 29th » The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615.
Day of Week 30th » A collision between two commuter trains in Chicago kills 45 and injures 332.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1972
1st » Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli author and poet
1st » Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
1st » Leila Hatami, Iranian actress
1st » Esa Holopainen, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Amorphis)
2nd » Tara Dawn Holland, American model Miss America known as Miss America 1997
2nd » Aaron McKie, American basketball player and coach
3rd » Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (d. 2014)
3rd » Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor
3rd » Akis Katsoupakis, Greek musician, arranger and record producer
4th » Kurt Thomas (basketball) e.g Kurt Thomas, American basketball player
15th » Fred Hoiberg, American basketball player and coach
15th » Matt Keeslar, American actor
15th » Sandra Kim, Belgian singer
16th » Adrianne Frost, American comedian, actress, and author
16th » Darius Kasparaitis, Lithuanian-Russian ice hockey player and coach
16th » Tomas Lindberg, Swedish singer-songwriter (At the Gates, Lock Up (UK band) Lock Up, Disfear, The Great Deceiver (band) The Great Deceiver, Grotesque (band) Grotesque, The Crown (band) The Crown, Skitsystem, and Liers in Wait)
16th » Kordell Stewart, American football player and radio host
17th » Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor (D12, Outsidaz, and Bad Meets Evil)
17th » Musashi (kickboxer) known as Musashi, Japanese martial artist and kick-boxer
17th » Tarkan (singer) or Tarkan, German-Turkish singer-songwriter and producer
17th » Sharon Leal, American actress and singer
17th » Joe McEwing, American baseball player, coach, and manager