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, 1953
Day of Week 1st » Andhra Pradesh attains statehood, with Kurnool as its capital.
Day of Week 2nd » The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan names the country The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Day of Week 17th » The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry e.g Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.
Day of Week 21st » The British Natural History Museum announces that the "Piltdown Man" human skull e.g skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
Day of Week 30th » Mutesa II of Buganda Edward Mutesa II, the 'Kabaka of Buganda kabaka' (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Andrew Cohen (statesman) Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.