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, 1968
Day of Week 8th » The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is signed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by standardising the uniform traffic rules among the signatories.
Day of Week 11th » Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, through Laos into South Vietnam.
11th » A second republic is declared in the Maldives.
Day of Week 17th » Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate Greece e.g Greek dictator Georgios Papadopoulos.
17th » British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service.
17th » Viewers of the Heidi Game known as Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts 'Heidi (1968 film) or Heidi' instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.
Day of Week 26th » Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor.
Day of Week 27th » Penny Ann Early became the first woman to play major professional basketball, for the Kentucky Colonels in an American Basketball Association known as ABA game against the Los Angeles Stars.
15th » Fausto Brizzi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
15th » Jennifer Charles, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Elysian Fields (band) Elysian Fields, Lovage (band) Lovage, and La Mar Enfortuna (band) La Mar Enfortuna)
15th » Uwe Rösler, German footballer and manager
16th » Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (d. 2014)
16th » Vlado Šola, Croatian handball player
16th » Melvin Stewart, American swimmer
17th » Sean Miller, American basketball player and coach
18th » Barry Hunter (footballer) known as Barry Hunter, Irish footballer and manager
18th » Kaido Kaaberma, Estonian fencer
18th » George Kotsiopoulos, American television personality, stylist and fashion consultant
18th » Romany Malco, American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter (College Boyz)
18th » Gary Sheffield, American baseball player
18th » Owen Wilson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter