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, 1811
Day of Week 5th » Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado, rang the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement.
Day of Week 17th » José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1811
16th » John Bright, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 1889)
21st » Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (d. 1872)
24th » Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss politician, List of Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland known as President of the Swiss National Council (d. 1890)
Famous Deaths for November 1811
21st » Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and author (b. 1777)
27th » Andrew Meikle, Scottish engineer, designed the threshing machine (b. 1719)