October Bizarre Holidays and Famous Birthdays
Bizarre Holidays
October 1
World Vegetarian Day
Magic Circles Day
October 2
Name Your Car Day
International Frugal Fun Day
October 3
Techies Day
Virus Appreciation Day
October 4
National Golf Day
National Frappe Day
October 5
National Storytelling Festival Day
Do Something Nice Day
October 6
Come and Take it Day
Mad Hatter Day
October 7
World Smile Day
National Frappe Day
October 8
National Tag Day
World Egg Day
October 9
Fire Prevention Day
Moldy Cheese Day
October 10
National Angel Food Cake Day
World Mental Health Day
October 11
Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day
It's my Party Day
October 12
Cookbook Launch Day
Scream Day
October 13
International Skeptics Day
National Peanut Festival Day
October 14
Be Bald and Free Day
National Dessert Day
October 15
White Cane Safety Day
National Grouch Day
October 16
Dictionary Day
International Newspaper Carrier Day
October 17
Wear Something Gaudy Day
National Cake Decorating Day
October 18
No Beard Day
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
October 19
Evaluate Your Life Day
Hagfish Day
October 20
National Brandied Fruit Day
Get Smart About Credit Day
October 21
Babbling Day
Count Your Buttons Day
October 22
National Nut Day
National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
October 23
National Mole Day
TV Talk Show Host Day
October 24
National Bologna Day
Mother-In-Law Day (4th Sunday in month)
October 25
Punk for a Day Day
World Pasta Day
October 26
Mule Day
National Mincemeat Day
October 27
Navy Day
National Tell a Story Day
October 28
National Chocolate Day
Plush Animal Lover's Day
October 29
National Frankenstein Day
Hermit Day
October 30
National Candy Corn Day
Mischief Night
October 31
National Magic Day
Halloween
Interesting Facts About Happenings in October
The traditional flower of the month of October is the calendula, symbolizing comfort, healing, protection and grace.
The five-day work week was officially sanctioned by the American Federation of Labor, 1933.
Construction begin on the White House on October 13, 1792.
I Love Lucy premiered on CBS-TV, 1951.
The Grand Ole Opry opens in Nashville, Tennessee on October 18, 1925.
October 1, 1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens it's gates to the public.
Famous Birthdays
October 1
Jimmy Carter - 39th President
Walter Matthau - actor
October 2
Mahatma Gandhi - political leader
Donna Karan - fashion designer
October 3
Thomas Clayton Wolfe - novelist
Chubby Checker - musician
October 4
Charlton Heston - actor
Eliza Johnson - First Lady
October 5
Chester A. Arthur - 21st President
Kate Winslet - actress
October 6
George Westinghouse - inventor
Elisabeth Shue - actress
October 7
Rev. Jessee Jackson - politician
Toni Braxton - singer
October 8
R. L. Stine - author
Matt Damon - actor
October 9
John Lennon - singer/songwriter
Scott Bakula - actor
October 10
Helen Hayes - actress
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - race car driver
October 11
Eleanor Roosevelt - First Lady
Joan Cusack - actress
October 12
Luciano Pavarotti - opera singer
Chris Wallace - TV News correspondent
October 13
Margaret Thatcher - former prime minister of England
Marie Osmond - musical artist
October 14
Dwight David Eisenhower - 34th president
Roger Moore - actor
October 15
Mario Puzo - novelist
Penny Marshall - actress/director
October 16
Oscar Wilde - writer
Angela Lansbury - actress
October 17
Rita Hayworth - actress
Samuel Bottoms - actor
October 18
George C. Scott - actor
Chuck Berry - singer/songwriter
October 19
Martha Jefferson - First Lady
Evander Holyfield - boxer
October 20
Mickey Mantle - athlete
Bela Lugosi - actor/comedian
October 21
Dizzy Gillespie - jazz musician
Judge Judy Sheindlin - judge
October 22
Annette Funicello - actress/singer
Jeff Goldblum - actor
October 23
Johnny Carson - talk show host
Michael Crichton - author
October 24
Pablo picasso - painter
J. P. Big Bopper Richardson - musical artist
October 25
Minnie Pearl - entertainer
Mahalia Jackson - singer
October 26
Pat Sajak - TV game show host
Bootsy Collins - musical artist
October 27
Theodore Roosevelt - 26th president
Edith Head - fashion designer
October 28
Charlie Daniels - musician
Bruce Jenner - Olympic decathlon champion
October 29
John Adams - 2nd president
Winona Ryder - actress
October 30
Ruth Gordon - actress
Henry Winkler - actor
October 31
Dale Evans - country musician
John Candy - comic/actor
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