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, 1996
Day of Week 3rd » Death of Abdullah Çatlı, leader of the Turkish ultra-nationalist organisation Grey Wolves in the Susurluk scandal e.g Susurluk car-crash, which leads to the resignation of the Interior Minister (Turkey) named Turkish Interior Minister, Mehmet Ağar (a lead
Day of Week 5th » President of Pakistan or Pakistani President Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister of Pakistan known as Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Day of Week 12th » A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision named collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349. The deadliest mid-air collision to date.
Day of Week 18th » A 1996 Channel Tunnel fire known as fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) of tunnel.
Day of Week 19th » Lt. Gen. Maurice Baril of Canada arrives in Africa to lead a multi-national policing force in Zaire.
Day of Week 21st » Humberto Vidal Explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop explodes.
Day of Week 23rd » Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
Day of Week 25th » An ice storm strikes the central U.S., killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1996
4th » Michael Christian Martinez, Filipino figure skater