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, 1833
Day of Week 25th » A massive undersea 1833 Sumatra earthquake called earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1833
2nd » Mahendralal Sarkar, Indian physician and academic (d. 1904)
6th » Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1908)
12th » Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (d. 1887)
13th » Edwin Booth, American actor and manager (d. 1893)
19th » Wilhelm Dilthey, German psychologist, sociologist, and historian (d. 1911)
27th » Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (d. 1897)
Famous Deaths for November 1833
23rd » Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France) or French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1762)