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, 1994
Day of Week 4th » San Francisco: First conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
Day of Week 9th » The chemical element Darmstadtium is discovered.
Day of Week 13th » In a Referenda in Sweden named referendum voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union.
Day of Week 19th » In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery (United Kingdom) called National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
Day of Week 20th » The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.)
Day of Week 30th » 'MS Achille Lauro' catches fire off the coast of Somalia.