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, 1973
Day of Week 1st » Watergate Scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
1st » The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
Day of Week 3rd » Mariner program: NASA launches the 'Mariner 10' toward Mercury (planet) called Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
Day of Week 4th » The Netherlands experiences the first Car Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are deserted and are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
Day of Week 8th » The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper together with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay US$2.9 million.
Day of Week 14th » In the United Kingdom, Anne, Princess Royal or Princess Anne marries Captain (British Army and Royal Marines) or Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.
Day of Week 16th » Skylab program: NASA launches 'Skylab 4' with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.
16th » U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
Day of Week 17th » Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook."
17th » The Athens Polytechnic uprising against the military Greek military junta of 1967–1974 known as regime ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital.
Day of Week 22nd » The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.
Day of Week 24th » A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasted only four months.
Day of Week 27th » Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution known as Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92 to 3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On December 6, the United States House of Representatives call
11th » Jason White (musician) known as Jason White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder, The Big Cats, The Influents, The Network, and Foxboro Hot Tubs)
12th » Mayte Garcia, American singer, dancer, and actress (The New Power Generation)