October

This article is about the month. For other uses, see October (disambiguation).
"Oct." redirects here. For other uses, see Oct.
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October (
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/ktobr/ ok-TOH-br) 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 (from the Greek "" meaning "eight") after January and
February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and
spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northern
hemisphere and vice versa. In the Western world, October is also commonly associated with
Hallowe'en (All Hallows Eve), which initiates the season of Allhallowtide.
In common years January starts on the same day of the week as October, but no other month
starts on the same day of the week as October in leap years. October ends on the same day of the
week as February every year and January in common years only. In common years, October
starts on the same day of the week as May of the previous year while in leap years, October starts
on the same day of the week as August of the previous year. In common years, October ends on
the same day of the week as May of the previous year while in leap years, October ends on the
same day of the week as August and November of the previous year. In years immediately
before common years, October starts on the same day as April and July of the following year
while in years immediately before leap years, October starts on the same day of the week as
September and December of the following year. In years immediately before common years,
October ends on the same day of the week as July of the following year while years immediately
before leap years, October ends on the same day of the week as April and December of the
following year.
October events and holidays

October, from the Trs Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

A shop in Derry decorated for Halloween
National Fire Prevention Week (United States and Canada) - October 713, 2012
Children's Book Week (England) First Week of October
National Day (People's Republic of China) October 1
Dashain in Nepal
Independence Day in the Republic of Cyprus October 1
Independence Day in Nigeria October 1
Gandhi Jayanthi in India. Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. - October 2
International Day of Non-Violence October 2
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German Unity Day October 3
World Animal Day October 4
Proclamation of Portuguese Republic October 5
International World Teachers' day October 5
Armed Forces Day in Egypt commemorating the Yom Kippur War October 6
World Architecture Day - First Monday of October (established by the International
Union of Architects (UIA) to celebrate architecture worldwide.)
Independence day in Croatia October 8
Leif Erikson Day October 9
National Day (Taiwan, Republic of China) October 10
National Coming Out Day October 11
Freethought Day October 12
National Day of Spain October 12 (Discovery of America)
Thanksgiving (Canada) Second Monday of October
Health and Sports Day (Japan) Second Monday of October
Columbus Day (Most of United States) Second Monday of October
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day - October 15
World Food Day October 16
Alaska Day October 18
Constitution Day in Niue October 19
Spirit Day October 20
Apple Day October 21
International Stuttering Awareness Day October 22
Remembering the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 October 23
Mole Day October 23 (unofficial holiday)
United Nations Day October 24
The beginning of the October Revolution - October 24th
Day of the Romanian Army October 25
National Day of Austria - October 26
Independence Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines) October 27
Independence Day in Turkmenistan) October 27
Navy Day (United States) October 27
Ochi Day (No Day) in Greece October 28
Republic Day in Turkey October 29
Nevada Day October 31
Reformation Day in Slovenia October 31
Hallowe'en (All Hallows Eve) October 31
Samhain October 31