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, 1909
Day of Week 2nd » Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is founded at Boston University.
Day of Week 18th » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
Day of Week 28th » Sergei Rachmaninoff makes the debut performance of his Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff) e.g Piano Concerto No. 3, considered to be one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical music or classical repertoire.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1909
3rd » James Reston, Scottish-American journalist (d. 1995)
4th » Evelyn Bryan Johnson, American pilot (d. 2012)
4th » Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (d. 1974)
4th » Skeeter Webb, American baseball player (d. 1986)