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, 1926
Day of Week 11th » The United States Numbered Highways named United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
Day of Week 15th » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
Day of Week 18th » George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept the money for his Nobel Prize, saying, "I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize."
Day of Week 25th » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history strikes on Thanksgiving day. Twenty-seven twisters of great strength are reported in the Midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. T
Famous Birthdays on November in 1926
1st » Lou Donaldson, American saxophonist and composer
1st » Olaf Kopvillem, Estonian-Canadian singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 1997)
1st » Betsy Palmer, American actress
3rd » Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania
3rd » Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop
4th » Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Cuban-American conga player (d. 2007)
5th » John Berger, English author, poet, painter, and critic
6th » Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Bangladeshi-Indian actor (d. 2013)
6th » Frank Carson, Irish-English comedian and actor (d. 2012)
6th » Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (d. 2012)
7th » Joan Sutherland, Australian-Swiss soprano (d. 2010)
8th » Carroll E. Lanier, American sailor and politician (d. 2012)
9th » Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1996)