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, 1880
Day of Week 9th » A large earthquake strikes Zagreb and causes many casualties. One of them is the Zagreb Cathedral.
Day of Week 11th » Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1880
1st » Sholem Asch, Polish-American author and playwright (d. 1957)
1st » Grantland Rice, American journalist (d. 1954)
1st » Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d. 1930)
6th » Robert Musil, Austrian-Swiss author and playwright (d. 1942)
6th » George Poage, American hurdler (d. 1962)
6th » Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American author (d. 1959)
9th » Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the red telephone box (d. 1960)
10th » Jacob Epstein, American-English sculptor (d. 1959)
18th » Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (d. 1952)