Month October 2008 Calendar

About Month of October Calendar

• 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, 2008

• Day of Week 3rd » The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
• Day of Week 10th » The 10 October 2008 Orakzai bombing kills 110 and injures 200 more.
• Day of Week 22nd » India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.

Famous Birthdays on October in 2008

• 9th » Bo (dog) known as Bo, American dog of the Obama family

Famous Deaths for October 2008

• 1st » John Biddle (yachting cinematographer) named John Biddle, American sailor and cinematographer (b. 1925)
• 2nd » Rob Guest, English-Australian actor and singer (b. 1950)
• 2nd » Choi Jin-sil, South Korean actress (b. 1968)
• 3rd » Johnny "J", Mexican-American rapper and producer (b. 1969)
• 3rd » Karam ud Din, Pakistani lieutenant (b. 1941)
• 6th » Peter Cox (politician) called Peter Cox, Australian politician (b. 1925)
• 6th » Kim Ji-hoo, South Korean actor and model (b. 1985)
• 7th » Leslie Hardman, Welsh rabbi (b. 1913)
• 8th » Bob Friend (newscaster) or Bob Friend, English journalist (b. 1938)
• 8th » Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (b. 1918)
• 8th » George Emil Palade, Romanian biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
• 9th » Gidget Gein, American bass player (b. 1969)
• 10th » Kazuyoshi Miura (businessman) known as Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese businessman (b. 1947)
• 11th » Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, List of governors of Carinthia known as Governor of Carinthia (b. 1950)
• 11th » Ernst-Paul Hasselbach, Surinamese-Dutch television host and producer (b. 1966)
• 11th » Neal Hefti, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)
• 12th » Karl Chircop, Maltese physician and politician (b. 1965)
• 13th » Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1989)
• 13th » Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (b. 1971)
• 14th » Richard Cooey, American murderer (b. 1967)
• 14th » Robert Furman, American engineer and intelligence officer (b. 1915)
• 14th » Kazys Petkevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
• 15th » Edie Adams, American actress and singer (b. 1927)
• 15th » Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish poet (b. 1914)
• 15th » Jack Narz, American game show host (b. 1922)
• 17th » Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1955)
• 17th » Levi Stubbs, American singer and actor (Four Tops) (b. 1936)
• 17th » Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1923)
• 18th » Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (b. 1945)
• 19th » Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (b. 1922)
• 19th » Rudy Ray Moore, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1937)
• 20th » Gene Hickerson, American football player (b. 1935)
• 23rd » Kevin Finnegan, English boxer (b. 1948)
• 24th » Moshe Cotel, American pianist and composer (b. 1943)
• 24th » John Goetz, American baseball player (b. 1937)
• 24th » Doreen Tovey, English writers (b. 1918)
• 24th » František Čapek, Czechoslovak canoeists (b. 1914)
• 25th » Gerard Damiano, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 25th » Anne Pressly, American journalist (b. 1982)
• 26th » Tony Hillerman, American journalist, author, and educator (b. 1925)
• 26th » Delmar Watson, American actor and photographer (b. 1926)
• 27th » Chris Bryant (writer) called Chris Bryant, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1936)
• 27th » Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (b. 1923)
• 27th » Frank Nagai, Japanese singer (b. 1932)
• 27th » Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (b. 1925)
• 28th » Buck Adams, American pornographic film actor-director (d. 1955)
• 29th » Mike Baker (singer) called Mike Baker, American singer-songwriter (Shadow Gallery) (b. 1963)
• 30th » Pedro Pompilio, Argentinian businessman (b. 1950)
• 31st » Studs Terkel, American actor, historian, and author (b. 1912)

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