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, 1843
Day of Week 28th » Kingdom of Hawaii Anglo-Franco Proclamation or Ka Lā Hui (Hawaiian Independence Day): The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1843
19th » Richard Avenarius, German-Swiss philosopher and academic (d. 1896)
25th » Henry Ware Eliot, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1919)
27th » Elizabeth Stride, Swedish-English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
27th » Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American businessman (d. 1899)
Famous Deaths for November 1843
28th » József Ficzkó, Slovene-Croatian priest and author (b. 1772)