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.
Day of Week 4th » The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature.
Day of Week 5th » An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.
5th » The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released.
Day of Week 7th » Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of Banski dvori in Zagreb kills 1 civilian.
Day of Week 8th » Croatia votes to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia, rendering the country fully independent.
Day of Week 9th » Ecuador becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works or Berne Convention copyright treaty.
Day of Week 18th » The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
Day of Week 20th » The Oakland Hills firestorm kills 25 and destroys 3,469 homes and apartments, causing more than $2 billion in damage.
20th » A 6.8 Moment magnitude scale or Mw earthquake 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake or strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people.
Day of Week 27th » Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.
Day of Week 29th » The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
Day of Week 30th » The Madrid Conference of 1991 named Madrid Conference for Middle East peace talks opens.