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, 1839
Day of Week 4th » Newport Rising: the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.
Day of Week 11th » The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.
Day of Week 25th » A Pre-1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons November 1839 Coringa cyclone called cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40-foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (village) known as Coringa (which has never been completely rebuilt). The
Day of Week 27th » In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1839
1st » Pál Luthár Slovene-Hungarian organist, educator, and author (d. 1919)
16th » Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian poet, author, and politician (d. 1908)