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, 1990
Day of Week 2nd » British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.
Day of Week 5th » Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is Assassination of Meir Kahane known as shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel.
Day of Week 7th » Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of Ireland e.g President of the Republic of Ireland.
Day of Week 12th » Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch.
12th » Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
Day of Week 13th » In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people in Aramoana massacre called a massacre before being tracked down and killed by police the next day.
Day of Week 14th » After German reunification, the Germany named Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland.
Day of Week 15th » Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis e.g Space Shuttle 'Atlantis' launches with flight STS-38.
Day of Week 17th » Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts.
Day of Week 22nd » British Prime Minister of the United Kingdom called Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 1990 e.g Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her premiership.
Day of Week 29th » Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes two resolutions to restore international peace and security if Iraq does not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.