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, 1814
Day of Week 1st » Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France in the Napoleonic Wars.
Day of Week 28th » 'The Times' in London is for the first time printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by the Germany e.g German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer, signaling the beginning of the availability of newspapers to a mass audience.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1814
6th » Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone (d. 1894)