October (Roman month) October (Roman month) October (from Latin "octo", "eight") or mensis October was the eighth of ten months on the oldest Roman calendar. It had 31 days. October followed September (from "septem", "seven") and preceded November ("novem", "nine"). After the calendar reform that resulted in a 12-month year, October became the tenth month, but retained its numerical name, as did the other months from September through December. Some of the observances in October marked the close of the season for military campaigning and farming, which commenced in March ("Martius", "Mars' month"). October was under the guardianship "(tutela)" of Mars. The Romans
The Day the World Gets 'Round to which he donated the publishing royalties from "The Day the World Gets 'Round" and eight other songs on "Living in the Material World". Part of the foundation's mission was to "encourage the exploration of alternative life views and philosophies" and "[support] established charitable organizations with consideration to those with special needs" – so allowing Harrison to donate money without encountering the problems that had hampered the Bangladesh aid project.<ref name="Gross/CircusRaves">Michael Gross, "George Harrison: How "Dark Horse" Whipped Up a Winning Tour", "Circus Raves", March 1975; available at Rock's Backpages ("subscription required"; retrieved 5 June 2013).</ref> In his 2009 book