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, 1930
Day of Week 2nd » Haile Selassie is crowned emperor of Ethiopia.
Day of Week 3rd » Getúlio Dornelles Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
Day of Week 11th » Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.
Day of Week 18th » Soka Kyoiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1930
1st » A. R. Gurney, American playwright and author
3rd » Bill Dana (pilot) e.g Bill Dana, American pilot and astronaut (d. 2014)
3rd » Mable John, American singer
3rd » D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (d. 2007)
3rd » Brian Robinson (cyclist) or Brian Robinson, English cyclist
3rd » Tsutomu Seki, Japanese astronomer
3rd » Lois Smith, American actress
3rd » Frits Staal, Dutch philosopher and scholar (d. 2012)
4th » James E. Brewton, American painter (d. 1967)
4th » Dick Groat, American baseball player and sportscaster
4th » John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor (d. 2006)
4th » Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (d. 2012)
4th » Doris Roberts, American actress
6th » Tom Hornbein, American anesthesiologist and mountaineer
7th » Rudy Boschwitz, American soldier and politician
11th » Hugh Everett III, American physicist and mathematician (d. 1982)
11th » Hank Garland, American guitarist (d. 2004)
11th » Vernon Handley, English conductor (d. 2008)
12th » Bob Crewe, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2014)