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, 1790
Day of Week 8th » George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City or New York, New York.
Day of Week 30th » The first boat specializing as a Lifeboat (rescue) or lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1790
19th » Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (d. 1855)
Famous Deaths for January 1790
13th » Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712)
15th » John Landen, English mathematician (b. 1719)
31st » Thomas Lewis (Virginia) named Thomas Lewis, Irish-American lawyer and surveyor (b. 1718)