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, 1982
Day of Week 1st » Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
Day of Week 2nd » Channel 4 is launched in the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 3rd » The Salang tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills up to 2,000 people.
Day of Week 13th » The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
Day of Week 17th » Duk Koo Kim dies from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, Nevada or Las Vegas, prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.
Day of Week 20th » The General Union of Ecuadorian Workers (UGTE) is founded.
30th » Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player
Famous Deaths for November 1982
1st » James Broderick, American actor and director (b. 1927)
1st » King Vidor, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
2nd » Lester Roloff, American preacher and radio host (b. 1914)
10th » Leonid Brezhnev, Ukrainian-Russian general and politician, 4th List of heads of state of the Soviet Union called Head of State of the Soviet Union (b. 1906)
13th » Hugues Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 15th Solicitor General of Canada (b. 1911)
15th » Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1895)
15th » Martín de Álzaga (racing driver) e.g Martín de Álzaga, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1901)
16th » Pavel Alexandrov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1896)
16th » Arthur Askey, English comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1900)