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, 1895
Day of Week 2nd » The first gasoline-powered race in the United States; first prize is $2,000.
Day of Week 5th » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
Day of Week 8th » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
Day of Week 27th » At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1895
5th » Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer (d. 1956)
5th » Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1956)
10th » József Mátyás Baló, Hungarian physician and academic (d. 1979)
10th » Jack Northrop, American businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (d. 1981)
14th » Walter Jackson Freeman II, American physician and psychiatrist (d. 1972)
14th » Louise Huff, American actress (d. 1973)
15th » Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
15th » Antoni Słonimski, Polish journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1976)
16th » Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1963)
17th » Mikhail Bakhtin, Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1975)
17th » Gregorio López (writer) called Gregorio López, Mexican journalist, author, and poet (d. 1966)
19th » Louise Dahl-Wolfe, American photographer (d. 1989)
19th » Evert van Linge, Dutch footballer and architect (d. 1964)
25th » Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (d. 1991)
25th » Helen Hooven Santmyer, American poet (d. 1986)
25th » Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1979)
26th » Bill W., American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1971)
28th » José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (d. 1980)
29th » Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (d. 1976)
29th » William Tubman, Liberian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Liberia (d. 1971)