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, 1985
Day of Week 6th » In Colombia, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice siege e.g Palace of Justice in Bogotá, eventually killing 115 people, 11 of them Supreme Court justices.
Day of Week 9th » Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating Anatoly Karpov, also of the Soviet Union.
Day of Week 13th » The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.
Day of Week 15th » A research assistant is injured when a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes.
15th » The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough, County Down or Hillsborough Castle by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom e.g British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.
Day of Week 19th » Cold War: In Geneva, President of the United States e.g U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev Geneva Summit (1985) known as meet for the first time.
19th » Pennzoil wins a US$10.53 billion judgment against Texaco, in the Pennzoil Texaco, Inc. v. Pennzoil, Co. called largest civil verdict in the history of the United States, stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had entered
19th » Police in Baling, Malaysia, Memali Incident or lay siege to houses occupied by an Islamic sect of about 400 people led by Ibrahim Mahmud.
Day of Week 21st » United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for espionage known as spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Day of Week 23rd » Gunmen Aircraft hijacking e.g hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 while en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1985
3rd » Tyler Hansbrough, American basketball player