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).
Famous Birthdays on November in 1866
8th » Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, English businessman, founded the Austin Motor Company (d. 1941)
12th » Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (d. 1925)
13th » Abraham Flexner, American educator, founded the Institute for Advanced Study (d. 1959)
17th » Voltairine de Cleyre, American author and activist (d. 1912)
20th » Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American lawyer and judge (d. 1944)
21st » Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Norwegian poet and author (d. 1900)
21st » Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, 17th Makuuchi Yokozuna e.g Yokozuna (d. 1914)
28th » Henry Bacon, American architect, designed the Lincoln Memorial (d. 1924)