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 2nd » The Carandiru massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil.
Day of Week 4th » The Rome General Peace Accords ends a 16 year civil war in Mozambique.
4th » El Al Flight 1862: an El Al Boeing 747-258F crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground.
Day of Week 12th » 1992 Cairo earthquake e.g 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.
Day of Week 13th » An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines registered CCCP-82002, crashes near Kiev, Ukraine killing 8.
Day of Week 17th » Having gone to the wrong house for a Halloween party, Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori is shot and killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Day of Week 24th » The Toronto Blue Jays become the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series.
Day of Week 26th » The Charlottetown Accord fails to win majority support in a Canada wide referendum.
26th » The London Ambulance Service is thrown into chaos after the implementation of a new Computer-assisted dispatch called CAD, or Computer Aided Dispatch, system which failed.
7th » Allan Bloom, American philosopher and educator (b. 1930)
7th » Babu Karam Singh Bal, Indian politician (b.1927)
7th » Tevfik Esenç, Turkish last speaker of Ubykh language (b. 1904)
8th » Willy Brandt, German politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) or Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
13th » Dantrell Davis, American murder victim (b. 1985)
13th » James Marshall (author) called James Marshall, American author and illustrator (b. 1942)
17th » Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (b. 1912)