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, 1851
Day of Week 9th » Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape.
Day of Week 13th » The Denny Party lands at Alki, Seattle, Washington known as Alki Point, before moving to the other side of Elliott Bay to what would become Seattle, Washington.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1851
5th » Charles Dupuy, French politician, 60th Prime Minister of France (d. 1923)
6th » Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (d. 1902)
7th » Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (d. 1913)
10th » Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (d. 1931)