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, 1902
Day of Week 21st » The Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) or Philadelphia Football Athletics defeated the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York e.g Elmira, New York, 39-0, in the first ever professional American football night game.
Day of Week 29th » The Pittsburgh Stars defeated the Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) Philadelphia Athletics, 11–0, at the Recreation Park (Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh Coliseum, to win the first championship associated with an National Football League (1902) American national profes
Famous Birthdays on November in 1902
1st » Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 1943)
1st » Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d. 1987)
4th » Reg Dean, English super-centenarian (d. 2013)
9th » Anthony Asquith, English director and screenwriter (d. 1968)
17th » Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
21st » Foster Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1985)
21st » Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American author and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
21st » Mikhail Suslov, Russian soldier, economist, and politician (d. 1982)
22nd » Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general (d. 1947)
22nd » Emanuel Feuermann, Austrian-American cellist and educator (d. 1942)
22nd » Humphrey Gibbs, English-Rhodesian politician, 15th Governor of Southern Rhodesia (d. 1990)
22nd » Albert Leduc, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1990)