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, 1831
Day of Week 5th » Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia.
Day of Week 11th » In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising.
Day of Week 17th » Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Gran Colombia.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1831
1st » Harry Atkinson, English-New Zealand politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1892)
8th » Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, English poet and diplomat, 30th List of Governors-General of India or Governor-General of India (d. 1880)
19th » James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (d. 1881)
Famous Deaths for November 1831
11th » Nat Turner, American slave and rebel leader (b. 1800)
14th » Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1770)
14th » Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian-French composer and piano builder (b. 1757)