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).
Day of Week 29th » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
Day of Week 30th » The Scotland v England (1872) first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland national football team Scotland and England national football team England.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1872
1st » Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter (d. 1946)
7th » Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (d. 1956)
9th » Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian author and poet (d. 1941)
11th » David I. Walsh, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1947)
12th » William Fay, Irish actor and producer (d. 1947)
25th » Robert Maysack, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1960)
30th » John McCrae, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet (d. 1918)
Famous Deaths for November 1872
7th » Alfred Clebsch, German mathematician and academic (b. 1833)
26th » Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (b. 1788)
28th » Mary Somerville, Scottish-Italian astronomer, mathematician, and author (b. 1780)