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, 1850
Day of Week 24th » Danish troops Battle of Lottorf known as defeat a Schleswig-Holstein force in the town of Lottorf, Schleswig-Holstein.
Day of Week 29th » The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austrian Empire named Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1850
5th » Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (d. 1919)
9th » Louis Lewin, German pharmacologist (d. 1929)
10th » Arthur Goring Thomas, English composer (d. 1892)
12th » Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (d. 1908)
13th » Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish author and poet (d. 1894)