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, 2011
Day of Week 5th » In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered in the lawless Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) named Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia.
Day of Week 15th » 15 October 2011 global protests known as Global protests break out in 120 cities in 48 countries.
Day of Week 20th » Libyan civil war: National Transitional Council rebel forces capture ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte and Death of Muammar Gaddafi e.g kill him shortly thereafter.
Day of Week 23rd » A powerful 7.2 magnitude 2011 Van earthquake e.g earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands.
23rd » The Libyan National Transition Council deems the Libyan civil war over.
Day of Week 31st » The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as Day of Seven Billion or Seven Billion Day.
Famous Deaths for October 2011
1st » Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (b. 1931)
2nd » Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1946)
21st » Hikmet Bilâ, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1954)
21st » Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (b. 1973)
21st » Tone Pavček, Slovenian poet (b. 1928)
22nd » Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1930)
23rd » Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician, Nobel Prize in Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
23rd » John McCarthy (computer scientist) named John McCarthy, American computer scientist, developed the Lisp (programming language) known as Lisp programming language (b. 1927)
23rd » Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1987)