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, 2008
Day of Week 4th » Barack Obama becomes the first man of African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.
Day of Week 10th » Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the 'Phoenix (spacecraft) called Phoenix' mission concluded after communications with the lander (spacecraft) known as lander were lost.
Day of Week 11th » RMS named Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) sets sail on her final voyage to Dubai.
Day of Week 14th » The 2008 G-20 Washington summit or first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
Day of Week 20th » After Financial crisis of 2007–2008 known as critical failures in the US financial system began to build up after mid-September, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level since 1997.
Day of Week 25th » Cyclone Nisha (2008) known as Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades.
Day of Week 26th » 2008 Mumbai attacks by Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Famous Birthdays on November in 2008
22nd » Zeus (dog) e.g Zeus, American dog (d. 2014)