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, 1931
Day of Week 7th » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution called October Revolution.
Famous Birthdays on November in 1931
1st » Yossef Gutfreund, Israeli wrestling judge (d. 1972)
1st » Chosuke Ikariya, Japanese bass player and actor (The Drifters (Japanese band) or The Drifters) (d. 2004)
1st » Shunsuke Kikuchi, Japanese composer
1st » Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
2nd » Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
3rd » Yon Hyong-muk, North Korean politician, 7th List of Premiers of North Korea named Premier of North Korea (d. 2005)
3rd » Monica Vitti, Italian actress, singer, and screenwriter
3rd » Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (d. 2007)
4th » Bernard Francis Law, Mexican-American cardinal
5th » Leonard Herzenberg, American immunologist, geneticist, and academic (d. 2013)
5th » Harold McNair, Jamaican-English saxophonist and flute player (d. 1971)
5th » Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (Kings of Rhythm and Ike & Tina Turner) (d. 2007)
6th » Peter Collins (racing driver) named Peter Collins, English race car driver (d. 1958)
6th » Mike Nichols, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter
7th » G. Edward Griffin, American director, producer, and author
8th » Darla Hood, American actress and singer (d. 1979)
8th » Morley Safer, Canadian-American journalist
9th » Whitey Herzog, American baseball player and manager
9th » George Witt, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)
9th » Valery Shumakov, Russian surgeon and transplantologist (d. 2008)
10th » Lilly Pulitzer, American fashion designer (d. 2013)