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, 1914
Day of Week 1st » World War I: the first United Kingdom British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope 1901 6 and HMS Monmouth 1901 6.
Day of Week 2nd » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
Day of Week 5th » World War I: French Third Republic called France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
5th » Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity founded at Syracuse University.
Day of Week 7th » The first issue of 'The New Republic' magazine is published.
7th » The German Empire German colony of Jiaozhou Bay Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Qingdao Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
Day of Week 9th » Ship SMS Emden 1908 6 is sunk by HMAS Sydney 1912 6 in the Battle of Cocos.
Day of Week 13th » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
Day of Week 15th » Harry Turner (American football) e.g Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
Day of Week 16th » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
Day of Week 23rd » Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from United States occupation of Veracruz known as Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair.
Day of Week 28th » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for Bond (finance) or bond trading.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1914
1st » Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar) named Moshe Teitelbaum, Romanian-American rabbi (d. 2006)
2nd » Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1997)
2nd » Ray Walston, American actor and singer (d. 2001)
5th » Alton Tobey, American painter and illustrator (d. 2005)