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, 1881
Day of Week 25th » Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1881
4th » Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919)
5th » David Hammond (swimmer) known as David Hammond, American swimmer and water polo player
8th » Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)
8th » Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (d. 1945)
9th » Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic (d. 1938)
9th » Edouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (d. 1904)
9th » Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1956)
10th » Leslie Rainey, Australian cricketer and footballer (d. 1962)
13th » Essington Lewis, Australian businessman (d. 1961)
17th » Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician (d. 1941)
17th » Harry Price, English psychologistst and author (d. 1948)
22nd » Ira Thomas, American baseball player (d. 1958)