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, 2003
Day of Week 5th » Green River Killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of murder.
Day of Week 12th » Iraq war: In Nasiriya, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base.
12th » Shanghai Transrapid sets a new Land speed record for rail vehicles world speed record (convert 501 km/h mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.
Day of Week 14th » Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discover 90377 Sedna, a Trans-Neptunian object.
Day of Week 15th » The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, killing 25 people and wounding about 300. Additional bombings follow on November 20.
Day of Week 18th » In the United Kingdom, the Local Government Act 2003, repealing controversial anti-gay amendment Section 28, becomes effective.
Day of Week 20th » After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul Bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank (Turkey) known as HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate.
Day of Week 22nd » 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
Day of Week 23rd » Rose Revolution: Georgia (country) named Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
Day of Week 26th » Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England.
Famous Birthdays on November in 2003
8th » Lady Louise Windsor, English daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
24th » Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, New Zealand meningococcal disease survivor
Famous Deaths for November 2003
2nd » Frank McCloskey, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1939)