November (Roman month) November (Roman month) November (from Latin "novem", "nine") or mensis November was originally the ninth of ten months on the Roman calendar, following October ("octo", "eight") and preceding December ("decem", "ten"). It had 29 days. In the reform that resulted in a 12-month year, November became the eleventh month, but retained its name, as did the other months from September through December. A day was added to November during the Julian calendar reform in the mid-40s BC. The outstanding event during November was the Plebeian Games from the 4th through the 17th. The month had few other festivals. It was
The Day the World Gets 'Round to which he donated the publishing royalties from "The Day the World Gets 'Round" and eight other songs on "Living in the Material World". Part of the foundation's mission was to "encourage the exploration of alternative life views and philosophies" and "[support] established charitable organizations with consideration to those with special needs" – so allowing Harrison to donate money without encountering the problems that had hampered the Bangladesh aid project.<ref name="Gross/CircusRaves">Michael Gross, "George Harrison: How "Dark Horse" Whipped Up a Winning Tour", "Circus Raves", March 1975; available at Rock's Backpages ("subscription required"; retrieved 5 June 2013).</ref> In his 2009 book