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, 1885
Day of Week 16th » Canadians known as Canadian rebel leader of the Métis people called Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
Day of Week 19th » Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
Day of Week 28th » Bulgarian victory in the Serbo-Bulgarian War preserves the Unification of Bulgaria.
Day of Week 29th » End of Third Anglo-Burmese War, and end of Burmese monarchy
Famous Birthdays on November in 1885
2nd » Harlow Shapley, American astronomer and academic (d. 1972)
5th » Will Durant, American historian, philosopher, and author (d. 1981)
8th » Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (d. 1951)
8th » Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect and academic (d. 1966)
8th » Eva Morris, English super-centenarian (d. 2000)
8th » Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general and politician, 4th Governor-General of the Philippines called Japanese Military Governors of the Philippines (d. 1946)
9th » Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1954)
9th » Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1922)
9th » Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor (d. 1952)
9th » Hermann Weyl, German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1955)
11th » George S. Patton, American general (d. 1945)
24th » Theodor Altermann, Estonian actor, director, and producer (d. 1915)
24th » Christian Wirth, German SS officer (d. 1944)
26th » Heinrich Brüning, German lieutenant, economist, and politician, List of Chancellors of Germany or Chancellor of Germany (d. 1970)
27th » Liviu Rebreanu, Romanian author and playwright (d. 1944)