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Zodiac Signs January 1961 Birthstone

January Birthstones Astrology

  • The January Birthstone is the Garnet Garnets have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. The word garnet comes from 14th century Middle English word gernet meaning dark red. Garnet is said to be symbolic of desire and represents constancy.
  • Garnet is called the traditional birthstone of January. Emerald is listed as the mystical birthstone. Rose quartz is considered the secondary birthstone of January.

January Zodiac Signs

  • Month of January Zodiac Signs are Capricorn(until January 19) and Aquarius(January 20 onwards).
  • Capricorn (December 22 - January 20) When you were born as a Capricorn then you are considered to be quite intelligent. Capricorns are known to be very patient and will go to great lengths as to achieve perspnal goals. This is why Capricorns are usually well suited to handling business problems.
    Capricorns are compatible with: Scorpio, Pisces, Virgo, Aries, Cancer and Taurus.
  • Aquarius (January 21 - February 19) People born under this sign can sometimes leave an impression of being simple minded. However this is actually one of their positive qualities. This quality can result in being honest, loyal and dependable. Some other great attributes of the Aquarius are smarts and a drive towards independence.
    Aquarius are compatible with: Aries, Gemini, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius and other Aquarius.

January Birth Flowers

  • Although January is a cold and gloomy season seems like an unlikely time for flowers to bloom, but nature has designed birth flowers which love the extreme weather. The flower associated with the month of January is Carnation and is said to symbolise love, fascination and distinction. Carnation, which is also commonly called Gillyflower, is found in a number of colors from pink to purple-red.
  • Love, Pride, Beauty, Purity, Distinction, Fascination, and Loyal. January Birth Flower Carnation comes in every shade on the colour wheel. They are one of the most delicate and beautiful blooms that are long lasting. Each colour of Carnations can symbolize a sentiment or emotion. Pink Carnation means affection, while a Red Carnation means Love and Affection. White carnations mean good luck whereas Yellow Carnation denotes disappointment or exclusion.

Historical Events for January, 1961

  • 3rd » A core explosion and meltdown at the SL-1, a government-run reactor near Idaho Falls, Idaho, kills three workers.
  • 17th » Former Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) called Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.
  • 21st » 435 workers are buried alive when a mine in Coalbrook, Free State collapses.
  • 23rd » The Portugal Portuguese luxury cruise ship 'Santa Maria' is Santa Maria hijacking hijacked by opponents of the Estado Novo (Portugal) Estado Novo regime with the intention of waging war until dictator António de Oliveira Salazar is overthrown.
  • 24th » 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
  • 25th » In Washington, D.C. John F. Kennedy delivers the first live President of the United States e.g presidential television news conference.
  • 26th » John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds the appointment of Physician to the President.
  • 27th » Soviet Union called Soviet submarine 'Soviet submarine S-80 e.g S-80' sinks with all hands lost.
  • 31st » Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2 Ham the Chimp travels into space science named outer space.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1961

  • 1st » Sergei Babayan, Armenian-American pianist
  • 1st » Sam Backo, Australian rugby player
  • 1st » Sam Palahnuk, American video game designer
  • 1st » Fiona Phillips, British journalist
  • 2nd » Gabrielle Carteris, American actress
  • 2nd » IJsbrand Chardon, Dutch horse rider
  • 2nd » Todd Haynes, American director
  • 2nd » Craig James (American football) known as Craig James, American football player
  • 2nd » Robert Wexler, American lawyer and politician
  • 4th » Lee Curreri, American actor and pianist
  • 4th » Sidney Green (basketball) called Sidney Green, American basketball player
  • 5th » Iris DeMent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 6th » Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012)
  • 7th » Supriya Pathak, Indian actress
  • 7th » Andrew Thomson (Australian politician) named Andrew Thomson, Australian politician
  • 7th » John Thune, American politician
  • 8th » Keith Arkell, English chess player
  • 8th » Calvin Smith, American sprinter
  • 9th » Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter and producer
  • 9th » Al Jean, American screenwriter and producer
  • 10th » Steve Hamilton (author) called Steve Hamilton, American author
  • 10th » Evan Handler, American actor
  • 10th » Janet Jones, American actress
  • 10th » Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Italian-American violinist, author, and educator
  • 11th » Jasper Fforde, English author
  • 11th » Karl von Habsburg, German-Austrian son of Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
  • 11th » Eva O, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Christian Death, Shadow Project and Super Heroines)
  • 11th » Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish race car driver (d. 1989)
  • 12th » Simon Russell Beale, English actor
  • 12th » Tahawwur Hussain Rana, Pakistani-Canadian physician and terrorist
  • 13th » Jeremy Bamber, English murderer
  • 13th » Wayne Coyne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Flaming Lips)
  • 13th » Kelly Hrudey, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 13th » Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress and producer
  • 13th » Suggs (singer) called Suggs, English singer-songwriter and actor (Madness (band) or Madness)
  • 14th » Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (d. 1996)
  • 14th » Mike Tramp, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (White Lion and Freak of Nature (band) e.g Freak of Nature)
  • 15th » Serhiy N. Morozov, Ukrainian footballer
  • 15th » Yves Pelletier, Canadian actor and director
  • 16th » Ronnie Lee Gardner, American criminal (d. 2010)
  • 16th » Paul Raven (musician) Paul Raven, English bass player (Killing Joke, Prong (band) Prong, Godflesh, Zilch (band) Zilch, Society 1, and Ministry (band) Ministry) (d. 2007)
  • 17th » Maia Chiburdanidze, Georgian chess player
  • 17th » Brian Helgeland, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 19th » William Ragsdale, American actor
  • 19th » Wayne Hemingway, English fashion designer, co-founded Red or Dead
  • 22nd » Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (d. 2010)
  • 22nd » Daniel Johnston, American singer-songwriter
  • 23rd » Mas Selamat bin Kastari, Indonesian-Singaporean criminal
  • 24th » Guido Buchwald, German footballer
  • 24th » Nastassja Kinski, German-American actress
  • 24th » Vince Russo, American wrestling manager and journalist
  • 24th » William Van Dijck, Belgian horse racer
  • 25th » Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean politician
  • 25th » Willie Revillame, Filipino actor, singer, and game show host
  • 26th » Li Cunxin (dancer) e.g Li Cunxin, Chinese-Australian ballet dancer
  • 26th » Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 26th » Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cinderella (band) called Cinderella)
  • 26th » Mark Urban, English journalist and author
  • 27th » Zarganar, Burmese comedian, actor, and director
  • 27th » Dina Bonnevie, Filipino actress
  • 27th » Gillian Gilbert, English keyboard player and singer (New Order and The Other Two)
  • 27th » Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer
  • 27th » Margo Timmins, Canadian singer-songwriter (Cowboy Junkies)
  • 27th » Karen Velez, American model
  • 28th » Arnaldur Indriðason, Icelandic author
  • 28th » Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 29th » Mike Aldrete, American baseball player
  • 29th » Petra Thümer, German swimmer
  • 30th » Dexter Scott King, American actor
  • 31st » Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker, English politician
  • 31st » Lloyd Cole, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions)
  • 31st » Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer and judge

Famous Deaths for January 1961

  • 4th » Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
  • 8th » Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player (b. 1910)
  • 9th » Emily Greene Balch, American economist, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
  • 10th » Dashiell Hammett, American author and screenwriter (b. 1894)
  • 13th » Herman Glass, American gymnast (b. 1880)
  • 14th » Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (b. 1888)
  • 14th » Herman (Aav) or Herman, Estonian-Finnish clergyman (b. 1878)
  • 16th » Max Schöne, German swimmer (b. 1880)
  • 17th » Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
  • 21st » Blaise Cendrars, Swiss author and poet (b. 1887)
  • 24th » Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
  • 26th » Stan Nichols, English cricketer (b. 1900)
  • 27th » Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876)
  • 31st » Krishna Sinha, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1887)

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