Calendar: October 2018
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Monday 01
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Tuesday 02
International Day of Non-Violence
Set up by the United Nations to disseminate the message of non-violence, through education and public awareness, this day is observed on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Wednesday 03
Reunification of East and West Germany
On 3rd October 1990, East and West Germany were reunited after 45 years of separation following World War II.
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Thursday 04
World Space Week
An annual week, held between 4-10 October. This year’s theme is ‘50 Years of Human Spaceflight’. www.world spaceweek.org
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Friday 05
World Teachers' Day
UNESCO’s World Teachers’ Day, held on October 5th since 1994, celebrates the vital contribution that teachers make world wide to education and development.
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Saturday 06
Jane Eyre published
The influential novel Jane Eyre was published on this day in 1847. Ask the children why they think author Charlotte Brontë decided to publish the book under the pen name Currer Bell.
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Sunday 07
Archbishop Desmond Tutu born (1931)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African cleric and Nobel Peace Prize recipient who spoke out against apartheid in South Africa was born on this day in 1931
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Monday 08
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Tuesday 09
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Wednesday 10
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day raises public awareness about mental health issues, neurological and behavioural disorders.
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Thursday 11
Raising of the Mary Rose
This 16th century warship was a favourite of Henry VIII. She sank accidentally in 1545 and was towed into Portsmouth harbour on this day in 1982, after being raised from the Solent.
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Friday 12
National Day of Spain
Spain’s National Day – why not celebrate all things Spanish with language lessons, dancing, dressing up and Spanish food?
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Saturday 13
Greenwich established as Universal Time Meridian
In 1884 Greenwich, in London was established as the Universal Time meridian of longitude. Scholastic Education PLUS has lots of resources about time.
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Sunday 14
The Battle of Hastings
In 1066, William the Conqueror defeated King Harold at Hastings.
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Monday 15
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Tuesday 16
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Wednesday 17
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Thursday 18
St Luke's Day
The feast day of one of the writers of the four gospels, the patron saint of doctors.
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Friday 19
Armilustrium
This Roman festival honoured Mars, the god of war. Soldiers’ weapons were purified and stored for winter and the Roman army would assemble for review in the Circus Maximus, garlanded with flowers. Search for resources on the Romans.
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Saturday 20
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Sunday 21
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Monday 22
International Stammering Awareness Day
People who stutter are encouraged to wear sea green clothes or a sea green ribbon to raise awareness of stammering and the issues that stammerers face everyday. Find out more at www.stammering.org.
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Tuesday 23
Battle of Edgehill
First battle of the English Civil War between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists.
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Wednesday 24
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Thursday 25
The Charge of the Light Brigade
On this day in 1854 the Battle of Balaklava (the Charge of the Light Brigade) took place during the Crimean War.
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Friday 26
Churchill wins election
On this day in 1951, Sir Winston Churchill won the general election to become Prime Minister of Great Britain for the second time. Find related resources.
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Saturday 27
Dylan Thomas born
On this day in 1914 Welsh poet and playwright, Dylan Thomas, was born. Find some Dylan Thomas resources.
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Sunday 28
Feast day of St Jude
One of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, in the Roman Catholic church, St Jude is the patron saint of desperate causes.
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Monday 29
Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded
English adventurer, Sir Walter Raleigh, was beheaded on this date, accused of conspiring against King James I of England.
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Tuesday 30
First TV transmission
The first TV transmission was made on this day in 1925 by John Logie Baird. Read more about the famous Scottish inventor.
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Wednesday 31
Halloween
The origins of All Hallow’s Eve date back over 2000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (The Feast of the Dead). Find Halloween resources.
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Thursday 01
All Saints Day
In the Christian calendar, this day commemorates all the saints.
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Friday 02
All Souls' Day
On this day, the Christian Church commemorates faithful followers who have died with services and prayers.
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Saturday 03
Culture Day (Japan)
This Japanese national holiday celebrates culture, the arts and learning. Why not find out more about Japanese dress, art and traditions and have your own cultural celebration?
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Sunday 04
Tutankhamun's tomb discovered
On this day in 1922, Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered by the English explorers Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter. Browse our collection of Ancient Egypt resources.