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, 1835
Day of Week 24th » The Texas Provincial Government authorizes the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety).
Day of Week 27th » James Pratt and John Smith are hanged in London; they are the last two to be executed for sodomy in England.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1835
5th » Moritz Szeps, Ukrainian-Austrian journalist (d. 1902)
6th » Cesare Lombroso, Italian criminologist and physician, founded the Italian school of criminology (d. 1909)
17th » Andrew L. Harris, American general and politician, 44th Governor of Ohio (d. 1915)
21st » Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (d. 1916)
25th » Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1919)