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
Goal of the Month (Germany) Goal of the Month (Germany) The Goal of the Month () is, like the "Goal of the Year", the "ARD Goal of the Decade" and "Goal of the Century", an individual soccer award selected by viewers of "Sportschau" (German TV channel ARD). Honored are spectatular or important football goals mostly scored in or for Germany. The "Goal of the Month Award" and the "Goal of the Year Award" were incepted in 1971 by the German TV station ARD, back then one of only two public broadcasting agencies in Germany, in its Saturday evening "Sportschau" report in the channel of "Das