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, 1883
Day of Week 3rd » American Old West: Self-described "Charles Bolles named Black Bart the poet" gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves a clue that eventually leads to his capture.
Day of Week 9th » The Royal Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Forces (known then as the "90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles") is founded.
Day of Week 18th » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1883
2nd » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (d. 1947)
4th » Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician 135th List of Prime Ministers of Greece or Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1953)
8th » Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (d. 1953)
9th » Edna May Oliver, American actress and singer (d. 1942)