Is october named after octavius caesar?
nope. October – the eighth month Middle English octobre Latin October Latin octo “eight” + -ber (adj. suffix) Latin october mensis “eighth month” October has always had 31 days. TRIVIA >> October begins on the same day of the week as January in common years and May in leap years. This is wrong; in leap years there is no day the same. >> October in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. >> October’s birthstone is the opal or tourmaline. >> October’s flower is the calendula or cosmos. >> The month October has become famous as “Red October”, due to the Russian October revolution of 1917, although in the modern Gregorian clandar, the revolution started in November. >> In the nineteenth century, the month of October was dedication to devotion to the rosary in Roman Catholic countries. >> October is the most common birth month, along with July. However, the month of August (Latin: Augustus) is named after Augustus(aka Gaius Juli
