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, 1904
Day of Week 16th » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the vacuum tube e.g thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
Day of Week 18th » General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1904
2nd » Hugh Lygon, German-English son of William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (d. 1936)
4th » Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer, technician, and academic (d. 1967)
5th » Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1985)
8th » Cedric Belfrage, English-American journalist and author, co-founded 'Guardian (United States) e.g The National Guardian' (d. 1990)