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, 1865
Day of Week 6th » American Civil War: ship e.g CSS named Shenandoah is the last Confederate combat unit to surrender after circumnavigating the globe on a cruise on which it sank or captured 37 unarmed merchant vessels.
Day of Week 10th » Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of Andersonville, Georgia History a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanging hanged, becoming the only American Civil War soldier execution (legal) executed for war crimes.
Day of Week 11th » Treaty of Sinchula is signed by which Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.
Day of Week 26th » Battle of Papudo: A Spain known as Spanish navy schooner is defeated by a Chilean corvette north of Valparaiso, Chile.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1865
2nd » Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (d. 1923)
27th » Janez Evangelist Krek, Slovene priest, journalist, and politician (d. 1917)
Famous Deaths for November 1865
10th » Henry Wirz, Swiss-American captain (b. 1823)
12th » Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (b. 1810)
17th » James McCune Smith, American physician and author (b. 1813)
25th » Heinrich Barth, German explorer and scholar (b. 1821)