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, 1876
Day of Week 15th » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1876
1st » Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)
3rd » Wilhelm Pieck, German politician, 1st Leadership of East Germany known as President of the German Democratic Republic (d. 1960)
5th » Konrad Adenauer, German politician, List of Chancellors of Germany e.g Chancellor of West Germany (d. 1967)
7th » William Hurlstone, English pianist and composer (d. 1906)
9th » Arthur Darby, English rugby player (d. 1960)
11th » Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)
12th » Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, List of Prime Ministers of Turkey or Prime Minister of the Turkish Provisional Government (d. 1950)
12th » Jack London, American author (d. 1916)
12th » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer (d. 1948)
17th » Frank Hague, American politician, 30th Mayor of Jersey City (d. 1956)
19th » Wakashima Gonshirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Makuuchi Yokozuna known as Yokozuna (d. 1943)
19th » Dragotin Kette, Slovenian poet (d. 1899)
20th » Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (d. 1967)
22nd » Warren McLaughlin, American baseball player (d. 1923)
23rd » Otto Diels, German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)