January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as the day of New Year. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer).
January symbols: The birthstone of January is the garnet which represents constancy. Its birth flower is the cottage pink Dianthus caryophyllus or galanthus. In Finnish, the month of tammikuu means the heart of the winter and because the name literally means Oak moon. The zodiac signs for the month of January are Capricorn (until January 19) and Aquarius (January 20 onwards). The traditional English birth month flower is the Carnation.
Historical Events for January, 1547
Day of Week 13th » Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death.
Day of Week 16th » Ivan IV of Russia aka Ivan the Terrible becomes Tsar named Czar of Russia.
Day of Week 28th » Henry VIII of England or Henry VIII dies. His nine-year-old son, Edward VI of England called Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.
Famous Deaths for January 1547
16th » Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)
19th » Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, English poet (b. 1517)