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October birthdays

October birthdays span Libra (October 1-23) and Scorpio (October 24-31). The month’s birthstone is Opal and tourmaline, and its birth flower is Marigold and cosmos. The October calendar gives the Libra-Scorpio boundary a direct link from every date for a year-specific result.

October at a glance

October begins with Libra and turns toward Scorpio late in the month. Opal and tourmaline share the stone entry, and marigold and cosmos share the flower entry. Use the month page for orientation, then open a date when the sign boundary or a historical entry matters.

October’s seasonal atmosphere is broad; the sign change itself is a date-level calculation.

Zodiac signs in October

The day records place the month across these tropical zodiac ranges:

Libra: October 1-23
Scorpio: October 24-31

A cusp date can vary by year and time zone. Open the date page for the checked year-by-year result.

October birthstone and flowers

Birthstone: Opal and tourmaline¹

Birth flowers: Marigold and cosmos²

Every October birthday

Notable people born in October

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation (October 7)
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence activist (October 2)
Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (October 25)
Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (October 15)
Virgil, Roman poet (1st century BC) (October 15)
Bill Gates, American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (October 28)
Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 (October 13)
Jimmy Carter, president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (October 1)

Observances in October

Armed Forces Day (South Korea) (October 1)
Beginning of the United States' Fiscal Year (October 1)
Children's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka) (October 1)
Day of Prosecutors (Azerbaijan) (October 1)
Ground Forces Day (Russia) (October 1)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cyprus from United Kingdom in 1960. (October 1)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Nigeria from United Kingdom in 1960. (October 1)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Palau from UN trust territory status in 1994. (October 1)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tuvalu from United Kingdom in 1978. (October 1)
International Coffee Day (October 1)

Questions people also ask

What are the zodiac signs for October birthdays?

Libra from October 1 through 23; Scorpio from October 24 through 31.

What is the October birthstone?

October's birthstone is Opal and tourmaline, as the Gemological Institute of America lists it.

What are the October birth flowers?

October's traditional birth flowers are Marigold and cosmos.

Where can I find a specific October birthday?

Every date in October has its own page in the calendar below, from the Libra days to the Scorpio days, each with its sign checked year by year.

Sources

October birthstone — Gemological Institute of America. Verified 2026-10-20.
Birth Month Flowers and Their Meanings — The Old Farmer's Almanac. Verified 2026-10-20.
Wikipedia: October 1 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 2 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 3 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 4 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 5 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 6 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 7 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
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Wikipedia: October 12 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 13 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 14 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 15 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 16 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
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Wikipedia: October 23 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 24 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 25 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 26 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 27 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 28 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 29 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 30 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.
Wikipedia: October 31 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified 2026-10-19.