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, 1862
Day of Week 5th » American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army for the second and final time.
5th » American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota people called Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to hang. 38 are ultimately executed and the others reprieved.
Day of Week 9th » American Civil War: United States named Union General Ambrose Burnside assumes command of the Army of the Potomac, after George B. McClellan is removed.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1862
1st » Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (d. 1941)
3rd » Henry George, Jr., American journalist and politician (d. 1916)
9th » Gigo Gabashvili, Georgian painter and educator (d. 1936)
15th » Gerhart Hauptmann, German author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1946)
16th » Charles Turner (cricketer) e.g Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (d. 1944)
19th » Billy Sunday, American baseball player and evangelist (d. 1935)
25th » Ethelbert Nevin, American pianist and composer (d. 1901)
25th » Gustaf Söderström, Swedish tug of war competitor (d. 1958)
Famous Deaths for November 1862
11th » James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (b. 1793)
13th » Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian (b. 1787)