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, 1927
Day of Week 12th » Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.
Day of Week 13th » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
Day of Week 21st » Columbine Mine Massacre: Strike action known as Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1927
1st » Vic Power (baseball) or Vic Power, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2005)
2nd » Steve Ditko, American author and illustrator
2nd » John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, English businessman and politician
3rd » Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (d. 2004)
3rd » Peggy McCay, American actress
7th » Ivor Emmanuel, Welsh singer and actor (d. 2007)
7th » Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (d. 2013)
8th » L. K. Advani, Pakistani-Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India
8th » Chris Connor, American singer (d. 2009)
8th » Ken Dodd, English singer-songwriter and actor
8th » Nguyễn Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician, 4th Leaders of South Vietnam named President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 2013)
8th » Patti Page, American singer and actress (d. 2013)
10th » Sohei Miyashita, Japanese politician, Minister of Defense (Japan) named Japanese Minister of Defense (d. 2013)