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, 1782
Day of Week 7th » The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens.
Day of Week 11th » American Revolutionary War: French troops Siege of Brimstone Hill called begin a siege of a British garrison on Brimstone Hill in Saint Kitts.
Day of Week 15th » Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris (financier) Robert Morris goes before the United States Congress U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint (coin) mint and decimal coinage.