October National Days

There are 177 October National Days to celebrate during the year’s tenth month. In the northern hemisphere, October is the first month of Fall. October is named after the latin word for “eighth” – octo

List of October National Days
Month Long Celebrations and Observances in October
More National Days in October

October Facts:

October has 31 days.
October Birthstone: Opal, Tourmaline
October Colors: Pink, Varied, White
October Birth Flowers: Marigold & Cosmos

The full moon in October is called the Hunter’s Moon.

Historical Events in October:

October 1, 1908 – Ford Model T goes on sale.
October 2, 1967 – Thurgood Marshall is sworn in
October 3, 1990 – Germany reunified
October 4, 1957 – U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 1
October 5, 1970 – PBS begins broadcasting
October 6, 1889 – Thomas Edison displays the 1st motion picture
October 7, 1996 – Fox News Channel launches
October 8, 1871 – Great Chicago Fire
October 9, 2004 – Afghan holds first presidential elections
October 10, 1975 – Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations
October 11, 1975 – Saturday Night Live debuts on NBC
October 12, 1892 – The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited in schools
October 13, 1903 – Boston wins the first world series
October 14, 1964 – Nobel peace prize is awarded to Martin Luther King, Jr.
October 15, 1989 – Wayne Gretzky becomes all-time scoring leader
October 16, 1995 – The Million Man March in Washington, D.C
October 17, 2005 – The Colbert Report debuts
October 18, 1954 – Texas Instruments reveals the first transistor radio.
October 19, 1987 – Black Monday: The Dow falls 22.6 percent
October 20, 1973 – Sydney Opera House opens in Australia
October 21, 1915 – First Transatlantic Speech Transmission
October 22, 1633 – The Ming dynasty wins Battle of Liaoluo Bay
October 23, 2001 – The iPod is released
October 24, 2003 – Last commercial flight of the supersonic Concorde
October 25, 1940 – Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., becomes the first black general
October 26, 1936 – Hoover Dam electric generator goes into operation.
October 27, 1904 – New York City subway system opens
October 28, 1726 – The novel Gulliver’s Travels was first published.
October 29, 1929 – New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed
October 30, 1974 – Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle
October 31, 1517 – Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses

Fun Food Days:

Taco Day, Vodka Day, Dessert Day, Cheese Curd Day, Pasta Day, Food Day, Pumpkin Day, Chocolate Day, Banh Mi Day

Celebrities Born in August:

Norm Macdonald, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Reynolds, Brie Larson, Jimmy Carter, Julie Andrews, Ip Man, Richard Harris, Sting, John Lennon, Guillermo Del Toro, David Lee Roth, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ralph Lauren