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, 1848
Day of Week 3rd » Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first President of Liberia e.g president of the independent African Liberia.
Day of Week 12th » The Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848 or Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the House of Bourbon known as Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Day of Week 31st » John C. Frémont is Court-martialed for mutiny and disobeying orders.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1848
1st » John W. Goff, Irish lawyer and politician (d. 1924)
4th » Katsura Tarō, Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)