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, 1976
Day of Week 8th » A series of earthquakes spreads panic in the city of Thessaloniki, which is evacuated.
Day of Week 15th » René Lévesque and the 'Parti Québécois' Quebec general election, 1976 called take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of Quebec sovereignty movement known as independence.
Day of Week 23rd » Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment.
Day of Week 24th » The 1976 Çaldıran-Muradiye earthquake in eastern Turkey kills between 4,000 and 5,000 people.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1976
1st » Sergei Artyukhin, Russian-Belarusian wrestler (d. 2012)