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, 1966
Day of Week 2nd » The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
Day of Week 4th » The Arno Arno River 1966 Flood of the Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of convert 6.7 m ft abbr=on, leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Also Venice was submerged on the same day at
Day of Week 8th » Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction Era called Reconstruction.
8th » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League to merge with the upstart American Football League.
Day of Week 13th » In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel Samu Incident e.g launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
Day of Week 15th » A Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am Flight 708 crashes near Berlin, Germany, killing all three people on board.
Day of Week 24th » Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 crashes near Bratislava, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic or Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board.
Day of Week 28th » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the List of Presidents of Burundi or first president.
Day of Week 30th » Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
16th » Joey Cape, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, The Playing Favorites, and Scorpios (band) called Scorpios)
16th » Dave Kushner, American guitarist (Velvet Revolver, Electric Love Hogs, Loaded (band) or Loaded, and DKFXP)
16th » Christian Lorenz, German keyboard player (Rammstein and Feeling B)
16th » Dean McDermott, Canadian-American actor and producer
16th » Tahir Shah, English journalist, author, and explorer
23rd » Kevin Gallacher, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
23rd » Jerry Kelly, American golfer
23rd » Russell Watson, English tenor
25th » Tim Armstrong, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Rancid (band) or Rancid, The Transplants, Devils Brigade, Operation Ivy (band) called Operation Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers)
25th » Billy Burke (actor) known as Billy Burke, American actor
26th » Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian-American actress and singer
26th » Fahed Dermech, Tunisian footballer
27th » Andy Merrill, American voice actor and producer