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
Goal of the Month (Germany) Goal of the Month (Germany) The Goal of the Month () is, like the "Goal of the Year", the "ARD Goal of the Decade" and "Goal of the Century", an individual soccer award selected by viewers of "Sportschau" (German TV channel ARD). Honored are spectatular or important football goals mostly scored in or for Germany. The "Goal of the Month Award" and the "Goal of the Year Award" were incepted in 1971 by the German TV station ARD, back then one of only two public broadcasting agencies in Germany, in its Saturday evening "Sportschau" report in the channel of "Das