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, 1703
Day of Week 26th » The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9,000 people die.
Day of Week 27th » The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1703
25th » Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784)
26th » Theophilus Cibber, English actor and playwright (d. 1758)
Famous Deaths for November 1703
27th » Henry Winstanley, English painter and engineer (b. 1644)
30th » Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (b. 1672)