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, 1941
Day of Week 1st » American photographer Ansel Adams takes a Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico named picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico e.g Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
Day of Week 6th » World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin addresses the Soviet Union for only the second time during his 27-year rule. He falsely states that even though 350,000 troops were killed in Nazi Germany or German attacks so far, the Germans had lost 4.5 million
Day of Week 7th » World War II: Soviet hospital ship 'Armenia (ship) e.g Armenia' is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several Crimean hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking.
Day of Week 12th » World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to -12 °C as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city.
12th » World War II: The Soviet cruiser 'Chervona Ukraina' is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol.
Day of Week 13th » World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal 91 6 is torpedoed by GS U-81 1941 2, sinking the November 14 following day.
Day of Week 14th » World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal 91 6 sinks due to torpedo damage from the GS U-81 1941 6 sustained on November 13.
14th » World War II: In Slonim, German forces engaged in Operation Barbarossa murder 9,000 Jews in a single day.
Day of Week 19th » World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran e.g Battle between HMAS 'Sydney' and HSK 'Kormoran'. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 Nazi Germany called German seame
Day of Week 24th » World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French Forces.
Day of Week 25th » HMS Barham (04) was sunk by a German torpedo during World War II.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1941
1st » Alfio Basile, Argentinian footballer and manager
1st » Robert Foxworth, American actor and director
2nd » Arun Shourie, Indian journalist, economist, and politician
2nd » Bruce Welch, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Shadows)
4th » Lyndall Gordon, South African-English author and academic
5th » Art Garfunkel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel)
5th » Yoshiyuki Tomino, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
6th » Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
7th » Madeline Gins, American poet and architect (d. 2014)