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, 1866
Day of Week 12th » The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1866
2nd » Gilbert Murray, Australian scholar (d. 1957)
5th » Dimitrios Gounaris, Greek politician, 94th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1922)
8th » William G. Conley, American politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (d. 1940)
13th » Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer (d. 1901)
15th » Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
24th » Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 1920)
26th » John Cady (golfer) e.g John Cady, American golfer (d. 1933)
29th » Julio Peris Brell, Spanish painter (d. 1944)
29th » Romain Rolland, French author, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1944)
30th » Gelett Burgess, American author, poet, and critic (d. 1951)