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, 1607
Day of Week 13th » The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of Sovereign default known as national bankruptcy in Spain.
Day of Week 19th » San Agustin Church, Manila named San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
Day of Week 30th » An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in the Kingdom of England are destroyed by Bristol Channel floods, 1607 or massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1607
10th » Isaac Jogues, French priest and missionary (d. 1646)