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, 1869
Day of Week 13th » National convention of black leaders meets in Washington, D.C.
Day of Week 27th » Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1869
4th » Tommy Corcoran (baseball) called Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)
13th » Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, Italian general (d. 1931)
14th » Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician (d. 1937)
15th » Ruby Laffoon, American politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 1941)
15th » Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish playwright (d. 1907)
22nd » José Vicente de Freitas, Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1952)
22nd » Grigori Rasputin, a Russian peasant, mystic, adviser and healer (d. 1916)
27th » Will Marion Cook, American violinist and composer (d. 1944)
Famous Deaths for January 1869
17th » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
19th » Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (b. 1788)
26th » Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1846)