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, 1971
Day of Week 6th » The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutian Islands named Aleutians.
Day of Week 10th » In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine fixed-wing aircraft called aircraft.
Day of Week 12th » Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard M. Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
Day of Week 14th » Enthronment of Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria or Pope Shenouda III as Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria or Pope of Alexandria.
14th » 'Mariner 9' enters orbit around Mars.
Day of Week 21st » Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrilla warfare called guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
Day of Week 24th » During a severe thunderstorm over Washington (U.S. state) known as Washington state, a Aircraft hijacking or hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has nev
Day of Week 28th » Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September (group) e.g Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Day of Week 30th » Pahlavi dynasty or Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the United Arab Emirates.
27th » Nick Van Exel, American basketball player and coach
27th » Francesco Malcom, Italian pornographic actor and director
28th » Fenriz, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Darkthrone, Storm (Norwegian band) known as Storm, Dødheimsgard, Neptune Towers, and Isengard (band) called Isengard)
28th » Rob Conway, American wrestler
29th » Brad May, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster