Fun Facts to Celebrate a November Birthday
Celebrating a November birthday? Download this November birth month fun facts sheet to display at a birthday party or give with a birthday gift. Included are the November birthstone and flower, a few fun holidays, interesting people born in November, and this month in history events.
November Birthstone
November’s birthstone is citrine, which is a variety of quartz that comes in shades of yellow and brownish orange. It is often mistaken for topaz, which is the other official birthstone of November. Citrine is very rare, so most of the citrine we find in modern times comes as a result of heat treatment applied to amethyst.
Topaz is also a November birthstone and comes in a wide range of colors including orange, pink, red, blue, and green, although it is most commonly known in its yellow and brownish forms. In ancient Greece, people believed that topaz gave them strength.
November Flower
The traditional birth flower for November is the chrysanthemum, commonly referred to as mums. These beautiful flowers provide spectacular fall color and are highly associated with the autumn season.
In general, chrysanthemums symbolize loyalty, friendship, and joy, but each color can have specific meaning of its own. Chinese art traditionally uses the chrysanthemum as one of the four flowers representing the four seasons, along with plum blossom, orchid, and bamboo. It is the national flower of Japan.
November Quote or Poem
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joys, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
William Arthur Ward
November Fun Holidays
National Gratitude Month
National Aviation History Month
National Author’s Day (11/1)
National Nacho Day (11/6)
National Origami Day (11/11)
National Hiking Day (11/17)
Fibonacci Day (11/23)
Famous November Birthdays
Claude Monet (French impressionist painter)
Allyson Felix (American track and field athlete)
C.S. Lewis (British author, scholar, and theologian)
Kate Gleason (first woman elected to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel)
Robert Fulton (developer of the steamboat)
Marie Curie (physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity)
Edmund Halley (English astronomer, mathematician, and physicist)
Benjamin Banneker (builder of the first American clock, almanac writer)
Billy Graham (American evangelist known for his large rallies)
Martin Luther (theologian and prominent voice of the Protestant Reformation)
Louisa May Alcott (American author best known for “Little Women”)
November Events in History
First experimental blood transfusion took place in Britain using dogs (1666)
First medical school for women opened in Boston (1848)
Nellie Bly set out to travel around the world in less than 80 days (1889)
X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen in Germany (1895)
President Kennedy assassinated (1963)
Berlin Wall opened up (1989)
European Union established (1993)
November Birth Month Fact Sheet
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