November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning nine) when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
November symbols: The birthstones of November are the topaz (particularly, yellow) which symbolizes friendship and the citrine. Its birth flower is the chrysanthemum. The zodiac signs for the month of November are Scorpio (until November 21) and Sagittarius (November 22 onwards).
Historical Events for November, 1957
Day of Week 2nd » The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, generates national publicity.
Day of Week 3rd » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches 'Sputnik 2'. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
Day of Week 7th » Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more United States known as American missiles and fallout shelters.
Day of Week 8th » Operation Grapple Grapple X or Operation Grapple X, Round C1: the United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific.
Day of Week 14th » The Apalachin Meeting outside Binghamton, New York is raided by law enforcement, and many high level Mafia figures are arrested.
Day of Week 17th » Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1957
1st » Lyle Lovett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1st » Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
1st » Peter Ostrum, American large animal veterinarian and child actor
2nd » Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band)
2nd » Notis Sfakianakis, Greek singer
2nd » Michael Bailey Smith, American actor
3rd » Peter Gregson, Scottish-English engineer and academic
3rd » Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and martial artist
3rd » Gary Olsen, English-Australian actor (d. 2000)
4th » Tony Abbott, English-Australian politician, 28th Prime Minister of Australia
4th » Richard Harrington (politician) or Richard Harrington, English businessman and politician
4th » Alexander Vasilyevich Tkachyov, Russian gymnast
5th » Jon-Erik Hexum, American model and actor (d. 1984)
5th » Mike Score, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (A Flock of Seagulls)