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, 1919
Day of Week 7th » The first Palmer Raids called Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution (1917) named Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in twenty-three different U.S. cities.
Day of Week 10th » The first national convention of the American Legion is held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ending on November 12.
Day of Week 11th » The Centralia Massacre (Washington) or Centralia Massacre in Centralia, Washington results the deaths of four members of the American Legion and the lynching of a local leader of the Industrial Workers of the World.
11th » Lāčplēša day Latvian forces defeat the Freikorps at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.
Day of Week 28th » Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor Lady Astor is elected as a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman to sit in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons. (Constance Markievicz Countess Markievicz, the first to
Famous Birthdays on November in 1919
1st » Hermann Bondi, English-Austrian mathematician and cosmologist (d. 2005)
18th » Georgia Carroll, American singer and actress (d. 2011)
19th » Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
19th » Alan Young, English-Canadian actor, singer, and director
20th » Maurice Paul Delorme, French bishop (d. 2012)
20th » Phyllis Thaxter, American actress (d. 2012)
20th » Lucilla Andrews, British writer (d. 2006)
21st » Steve Brodie (actor) called Steve Brodie, American actor (d. 1992)
21st » Joe Kieyoomia, American soldier (d. 1997)
22nd » Máire Drumm, Irish politician and activist (d. 1976)
24th » David Kossoff, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005)
25th » Norman Tokar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
26th » Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish soldier and politician, 6th List of heads of state of Poland known as President of the Republic of Poland (d. 2010)
26th » Frederik Pohl, American author (d. 2013)
26th » Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (d. 2011)
29th » Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness and 'Muscle & Fitness named Muscle & Fitness Magazine' (d. 2013)
Famous Deaths for November 1919
7th » Hugo Haase, German jurist and politician (b. 1863)
9th » Eduard Müller (Swiss politician) or Eduard Müller, Swiss politician, 51st President of Switzerland (b. 1848)
11th » Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter and educator (b. 1832)
15th » Mohammad Farid, Egyptian lawyer and politician (b. 1868)
15th » Alfred Werner, French-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
22nd » Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (b. 1852)