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October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, October retained its name (from Latin and Greek ôctō meaning "eight") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
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October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, coming after September and before November. It has 31 days. Its name comes from Latin octo, meaning eight, as it was the eighth month of the year in the Old Roman Calendar before January and February were added to the beginning of the year, though its name did not change. The tenth m...
Fixed Observances
1. October 1 – National Day of the People's Republic of China 2. October 1 – Independence Day (Nigeria) 3. October 1 – National Day (Cyprus) 4. October 1 – Independence Day (Tuvalu) 5. October 1 – Independence Day (Palau) 6. October 1– International Day of Older Persons 7. October 2 – Gandhi Jayanthi (India) 8. October 2 – Guardian AngelsDay 9. October 2 – International Day of Non-Violence, birthday of Mahatma Gandhi 10. October 2 – Independence Day (Guinea) 11. October 3 – Unity Day (Germany...
Moveable Events
1. Jewish New Year, September/October 2. Munich Oktoberfest, runs from mid-September until around October 3 3. The Summer Paralympicshave often taken place in this month. 4. The Nobel Prizewinners of the year are announced in October 5. Northern Hemisphere: Harvestfestivals take place around this time. 6. Second Monday in October: 6.1. Thanksgiving Day in Canada 6.2. Health and Sports Day in Japan 6.3. Columbus Day in the United States 7. Divali (Hinduism), takes place in October or November...
October 1, 1890 – Yosemite National Park is created by United States Congress.October 1, 1946 – The Nuremberg Trials of leading Nazisends.October 1, 1949 – The People's Republic of China is declared by Mao Zedong.October 1, 1960 – Nigeriabecomes independent.October has the 300th day of the year. October 27 in a common year, October 26 in a leap year.Because Daylight Saving Timeends in October in some Northern Hemisphere countries, it is sometimes seen as the "longest" month there.In a common year, October 31 falls on the same day of the week as February 28 while in a leap year, it falls on the same day of the week as February 29.October 1 is the only day in October to start within the third quarter of the calendar year.October, 10th month of the Gregorian calendar. Its name is derived from octo, Latin for “ eight ,” an indication of its position in the early Roman calendar. This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Augustyn.
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October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
2015 – Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+. 2018 – Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage.
Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar . This category is for individual days in October, the month of October in recent years, and things that are strongly associated with October. Wikimedia Commons has media related to October.
