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, 1991
Day of Week 6th » The last Kuwaiti oil fires named Kuwaiti oil field fire is extinguished.
Day of Week 7th » Magic Johnson announces that he is infected with HIV and retires from the National Basketball Association known as NBA.
Day of Week 12th » Dili Massacre: Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.
Day of Week 14th » American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan Intelligence assessment or intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.
14th » Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile.
14th » In Royal Oak, Michigan, a Termination of employment or fired United States Postal Service employee goes on a going postal e.g shooting rampage, killing four and wounding five before committing suicide.
Day of Week 18th » Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Communion or Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland (academic) called Thomas Sutherland.
Day of Week 20th » An Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with officials and journalists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown shot down by Armenian military forces in Khojavend Rayon Khojavend d
Day of Week 26th » National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolishes Law on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast known as the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renames several cities back to their original names.
Day of Week 27th » The United Nations Security Council adopts United Nations Security Council Resolution 721 named Security Council Resolution 721, leading the way to the establishment of peacekeeping operations in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia e.g Yugoslavia.
Day of Week 28th » South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia (country) called Georgia.