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, 1847
Day of Week 4th » Sir James Young Simpson, a British people called British physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.
Day of Week 10th » The passenger ship 'Stephen Whitney (ship) or Stephen Whitney' is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock or Fastnet Rock lighthouse.
Day of Week 19th » The second Canada called Canadian railway line, the Montreal and Lachine, Quebec or Lachine Railway, is opened.
Day of Week 29th » The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Switzerland known as Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.
29th » Whitman Massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1847
1st » Emma Albani, Canadian-English soprano (d. 1930)
1st » Hiệp Hòa, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1883)
8th » Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician, 6th President of France (d. 1907)
8th » Bram Stoker, Irish-English author (d. 1912)
16th » Edmund James Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Quebec (d. 1927)
26th » Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) or Maria Fyodorovna, Danish wife of Alexander III of Russia (d. 1928)
30th » Afonso Pena, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Brazil (d. 1909)
Famous Deaths for November 1847
29th » Marcus Whitman, American physician and missionary (b. 1802)