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, 1814
Day of Week 14th » Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.
Day of Week 29th » France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
Day of Week 31st » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata e.g Supreme Director of Argentina.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1814
1st » Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel leader (d. 1864)
11th » James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)
17th » Ellen Wood (author) or Ellen Wood, English author (d. 1887)
27th » Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect, designed the Lausanne Cathedral (d. 1879)
Famous Deaths for January 1814
21st » Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
27th » Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1762)