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, 2006
Day of Week 2nd » Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a Amish school shooting called shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.
Day of Week 9th » North Korea allegedly tests 2006 North Korean nuclear test called its first nuclear device.
Day of Week 14th » The FIU–Miami football brawl or college football brawl between University of Miami and Florida International University leads to suspensions of 31 players of both teams.
Day of Week 16th » 2006 Hawaii earthquake e.g Hawaii earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport.
Day of Week 22nd » A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a Panama Canal expansion referendum, 2006 known as National referendum held in Panama.
Day of Week 28th » The funeral service takes place for those executed at Bykivnia forest, outside Kiev, Ukraine. 817 Ukrainian civilians (out of some 100,000) executed by Bolsheviks at Bykivnia in 1930s – early 1940s are reburied.
28th » A group of ferocious activists of Bangladesh Awami League attacked one of their rival political party meeting in Dhaka with oars and sculls and killed their 14 activists.
Famous Birthdays on October in 2006
25th » Krista and Tatiana Hogan, Canadian conjoined twins
Famous Deaths for October 2006
1st » Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979)
1st » Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (b. 1938)
1st » André Viger, Canadian wheelchair racer (b. 1952)
2nd » Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (b. 1938)
2nd » Tamara Dobson, American actress (b. 1947)
2nd » Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1916)
2nd » Charles Carl Roberts, American murderer (b. 1973)
3rd » John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1916)
3rd » Peter Norman, Australian runner (b. 1942)
3rd » Alberto Ramento, Filipino bishop (b. 1937)
3rd » Lucilla Andrews, British writer (b. 1919)
4th » Tom Bell (actor) known as Tom Bell, English actor (b. 1933)
5th » Jennifer Moss (actress) named Jennifer Moss, English-Scottish actress (b. 1945)
5th » Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (b. 1953)
5th » George Zervanos, Greek operatic tenor (b. 1930)