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November is the 11th 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 starts on the same day of the week as February in common years and March every year. Ends on the same day of the week as August every year.

November starts on the same day of the week as June of the previous year in common years and September and December of the previous year in leap years.

November ends on the same day of the week as March and June of the previous year in common years and September of the previous year in leap years.

Events in November

*Thanksgiving is celebrated in November

*All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day), a Christian holy day, is celebrated on November 1. 

*The day before, Halloween, is therefore "All Hallows Eve". 

* In Sweden the All Saints' official holiday (Alla helgons dag, not to be confused with Allhelgonadagen celebrated on November 1) takes place on the first Saturday of November (eventually October 31 if a Saturday). The 2011 Swedish All saints day did take place on November 5.

* 1 November – Day of the leaders of the Bulgarian national revival

* In Ireland, November 1 is regarded as the first day of Winter.

* November 1 is called November Day (Lá Samhna) in Celtic tradition and is thus named in the Irish Calendar, where the month is called Mí na Samhna.

* In the Roman Catholic calendar, November 2 is All Souls Day. It is known in Mexico as el Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), and the whole month of November is especially dedicated to praying for the dead

* Britain and New Zealand celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, the anniversary of the failed Gunpowder Plot, on November 5.

* In Indonesia, November 10 is known as National Heroes Day.

* Independence Day in Poland on November 11.

* Saint Maartens Day (Sint maarten) in the Netherlands (Dutch version of Halloween which gets celebrated with home-made lanterns and singing songs for candy)

* Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11 in the Commonwealth of Nations and various European countries (including France and Belgium) to commemorate World War I and other wars. It is known as Veterans Day in the United States.

* In India, Children's Day is celebrated on November 14, the birthdate of first Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

* World Diabetes Day is celebrated on November 14.

* The Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak around November 17.

* Latvian Independence day November 18.

* Discovery to the Eastern World of Puerto Rico by Christopher Columbus on November 19, 1493.

* International Men's Day is commemorated on the 19 November.

* Día de la Revolución, or Revolution Day, is celebrated in Mexico on November 20.

* Transgender Day of Remembrance has occurred on November 20 each year in the United States since 1999.

* National Adoption Day – November 21

* Independence Day in Lebanon on November 22.

* On 24 November each year, Lachit Divas is celebrated statewide in Assam, India, to commemorate the heroism of the great general Lachit Borphukan and the victory of the Assamese army over the Mughal army at the battle of Saraighat in 1671.

* Suriname celebrates its Independence Day on November 25.

* Albanian independence day is on November 28.

* Scotland celebrates St Andrews Day, its official national day, on 30 November. Since 2006 it has been an official bank holiday.

* Argentina celebrates the Day of National Sovereignty on 20 November, to conmemorate the Vuelta de Obligado battle. It has been declared an official national holiday in 2010

* The United States and Puerto Rico observe Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November.

* For Western Christians, Advent usually begins on a Sunday during the last week of November (the Sunday between November 27 and December 3).

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Month-long observances

• Native American Heritage Month
• Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
• COPD Awareness month
• National Novel Writing Month
• National Blog Posting Month (NaNoBloPo)
• Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
• American Diabetes Month
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month
• National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
• Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Awareness Month
• National Pomegranate Month in the United States
• Holy Souls in Purgatory (Roman Catholic Church)
• International Drum Month
• National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month (United States)
• National Prematurity Awareness Month (United States)
• Epilepsy Awareness Month
• Sweet Potato Awareness Month
• No Shave November
• Movember
• National Adoption Awareness Month (United States)
• National Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month

Movable Events

First Tuesday
In Australia, the Melbourne Cup horse race is held annually on the first Tuesday in November.

Tuesday After the First Monday
In the United States, elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November (between November 2 and November 8). In even-numbered years, members of the House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms, and about one third of the U.S. Senate are elected to six-year terms. The President of the United States is elected in doubly even-numbered years . Most U.S. states, counties, and municipalities have some part of their election cycle coincident with this date.

Third Wednesday
GIS Day is held the third Wednesday of November during Geography Awareness Week.

Third Thursday
The Great American Smokeout sponsored by the American Cancer Society occurs on the third Thursday of November, one week before Thanksgiving. Smokers are encouraged to quit smoking for these 24 hours, in hopes that they will quit forever.

International Philosophy Day
Beaujolais nouveau is released.

Fourth Thursday in the US
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.
The day after Thanksgiving in the US A famous day for shopping known as "Black Friday".
Buy Nothing Day -  Monday immediately following Thanksgiving Day in the US
Cyber Monday (can sometimes fall in December)
November symbols   - Chrysanthemum

November's birthstones are Topaz which symbolizes friendship and Citrine.
The Zodiac signs for November are Scorpio (until November 21) and Sagittarius (November 22 onwards).

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Facts about NOVEMBER
According to the Georgian calendar, November is the eleventh month of the year. In the early Roman calendar, it was the ninth month. The Roman Senate elected to name the eleventh month for Tiberus Caesar, and since Augustus time, it has had only 30 days. Originally, there were 30 days, then 29, then 31.

November comes between the fall and winter months. The leaves are almost completely gone from the trees, and the rest have lost most of their color. The Anglo-Saxons referred to November as the 'wind month' and the 'blood month' - probably because this is the month they killed their animals for food.

Lots of activities come to a halt in November. The crops have been harvested and either put in storage, or sent to processing plants or mills. Farmers already know if their year has been successful or not. Football is the main sport of the month. The weather is usually beautiful for this kind of sport.

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NOVEMBER QUOTE
November woods are bare and still;
November days are clear and bright;
Each noon burns up the morning's chill,
The morning's snow is gone by night.. 

• ELECTION DAY is on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
• VETERANS DAY is celebrated on November 11th.
• THANKSGIVING is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in the month.
• CHILDREN's BOOK WEEK is also celebrated this month

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IMPORTANT NOVEMBER EVENTS 

1. Crawford W. Long, physician who first used ether as an anesthetic in surgery, born November 1, 1815.
2. Daniel Boone, American frontiersman, born November 2, 1734.
3. Marie Antoinette, French queen, born November 2, 1755.
4. Will Rogers, American humorist, born November 4, 1879. 
5. John Philip Sousa, American bandmaster, born November 6, 1854.
   
6. Ignace Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and statesman, born November 6, 1860.
   
7. Marie Curie, French physicist, born November 7, 1867. 
8. Albert Camus French author  born November 7, 1913. 
9. Mount Holyoke Seminary (today Mount Holyoke College) opened for women, November 8, 1837. 
10. Martin Luther, German religious leader, born November 10, 1483.
11. William Hogarth, English painter, born November 10, 1697.
    
12. Friedrich Schiller German poet born November 10, 1759. 
13. Fyodor M. Dostoevsky Russian novelist born November 11, 1821. 
14. Veterans Day first celebrated in United States, November 11, 1954.
    
15. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Reformer born November 12, 1815.
    
16. Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, born November 12, 1840.
    Robert Louis Stevenson Novelist born November 13, 1850.
17. Louis D. Brandeis, American jurist, born November 13, 1856.
18. Claude Monet, French painter, born November 14, 1840.
     Jawaharlal Nehru  Indian leader born November 14, 1889. 
19. Aaron Copland, American composer, born November 14, 1900.
    
20. Prince Charles, heir to British throne, born November 14, 1948.
21. Congress first met in Washington, D.C., November 17, 1800.
22. Suez Canal opened, November 17, 1869. 
23. Sir William S. Gilbert, English dramatist who worked with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, born November 18, 1836. 
24. Eugene Ormandy, American conductor, born November 18, 1899. 
25. Indira Gandhi, first woman prime minister of India, born November 19, 1917. 
26. Voltaire, French author and philosopher, born November 21, 1694. 
27. Charles de Gaulle, French statesman, born November 22, 1890.
    
28. Benjamin Britten, British composer, born November 22, 1913. 
29. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French painter  born November 24, 1864.
    
30. Andrew Carnegie American industrialist  born November 25, 1835.
31. Joe DiMaggio, American baseball star, born November 25, 1914.
32. William Blake, English poet and artist, born November 28, 1757.
33. Jonathan Swift, who wrote Gulliver's Travels, born November 30, 1667.
34. Mark Twain, American author, born November 30, 1835.
    
35. Sir Winston Churchill British statesman born November 30, 1874.
36. Guy Fawkes Day - Gunpowder Plot to blow up the English Houses of Parliament failed, November 5, 1605. England celebrates this day as Guy Fawkes Day.
37. First transpacific air-mail flight began, November 22, 1935
38. John F. Kennedy  assassinated, November 22, 1963.
39. First national Thanksgiving Day in United States proclaimed by President George Washington, November 26, 1789.
40. Abraham Lincoln delivered Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863.
41. A Spanish expedition led by Gaspar de Portola reached San Francisco Bay, November 2, 1769.
42. Holland Tunnel opened in New York City, November 13, 1927.

 **Facts taken from World Book Millennium 2000 

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