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, 1992
Day of Week 11th » The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
Day of Week 13th » The High Court of Australia rules in 'Dietrich v The Queen' that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.
Day of Week 16th » The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
Day of Week 20th » In England, 1992 Windsor Castle fire e.g a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.
Day of Week 21st » A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes before ending on the 23rd.
Day of Week 23rd » The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas Valley or Las Vegas, Nevada.
Day of Week 25th » The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.
Day of Week 27th » For the second time in a year, Armed forces called military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andres Perez in Venezuela.
20th » Raul Renter, Estonian economist and chess player (b. 1920)
21st » Kaysone Phomvihane, Laotian politician, 2nd President of Laos (b. 1920)
21st » Ricky Williams (musician) Ricky Williams, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Crime (band) Crime, The Sleepers (San Francisco band) The Sleepers, Flipper (band) Flipper, and Toiling Midgets) (b. 1956)
22nd » Sterling Holloway, American actor and singer (b. 1905)
23rd » Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (b. 1903)
23rd » Jean-François Thiriart, Belgian politician (b. 1922)