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, 1800
Day of Week 1st » The Dutch East India Company is dissolved.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1800
7th » Millard Fillmore, American politician, 13th President of the United States (d. 1874)
11th » Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
14th » Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian composer, botanist, and publisher (d. 1877)
Famous Deaths for January 1800
1st » Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French naturalist (b. 1716)
9th » Jean Étienne Championnet, French general (b. 1762)
23rd » Edward Rutledge, American politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1749)