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, 1898
Day of Week 2nd » Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the American football named football team.
Day of Week 3rd » France withdraws its troops from Kodok known as Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
Day of Week 10th » Beginning of the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in US history.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1898
1st » Arthur Legat, Belgian race car driver (d. 1960)
1st » Sippie Wallace, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1986)
7th » Margaret Morris (actress) called Margaret Morris, American actress (d. 1968)
7th » Raphaël Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (d. 1963)
8th » Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 1937)
11th » René Clair, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)