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, 1867
Day of Week 8th » African American men are granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
Day of Week 31st » Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam leaves Lebanon on board a French ship bound for Algeria.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1867
1st » Lew Fields, American actor, producer, and manager (d. 1941)
8th » Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
11th » Edward B. Titchener, English psychologist (d. 1927)
17th » Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, co-founded Universal Studios (d. 1939)
17th » Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English pilot and polo player (d. 1934)
20th » Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (d. 1944)