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, 1961
Day of Week 1st » 50,000 women in 60 cities participate in the inaugural Women Strike for Peace (WSP) against nuclear proliferation.
Day of Week 11th » Thirteen Italian Air Force servicemen, deployed to Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) or the Congo as a part of the United Nations Operation in the Congo named UN peacekeeping force are massacred by a mob in the course of the Kindu atrocity.
Day of Week 18th » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
Day of Week 29th » Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission Enos (chimpanzee) known as Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbits the Earth twice and splashes down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1961
1st » Louise Boije af Gennäs, Swedish author and screenwriter
1st » Nicky Grist, Welsh race car driver
1st » Calvin Johnson (musician) or Calvin Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System, The Microphones, Cool Rays, and The Go Team)
1st » Kim Krizan, American actress and screenwriter
2nd » k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
2nd » Jeff Tedford, American football player and coach
3rd » David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, English businessman
3rd » Dave Hahn, Japanese-American mountaineer and journalist
4th » Daron Hagen, American pianist, composer, and conductor
4th » Edward Knight (composer) e.g Edward Knight, American composer and academic
4th » Ralph Macchio, American actor
4th » Jeff Probst, American television host and producer
4th » Steve Rotheram, English politician, Lord Mayor of Liverpool
4th » Les Sampou, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
4th » Nigel Worthington, Irish footballer and manager