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, 1893
Day of Week 6th » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by United States Congress or Congress. The charter is signed by President of the United States or President Benjamin Harrison.
Day of Week 13th » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
13th » United States Marine Corps U.S. Marines land in Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston 1884 6 to prevent the queen from abrogating the 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii Bayonet Constitution.
Day of Week 21st » The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1893
1st » Mordehai Frizis, Greek army officer (d. 1940)
2nd » Lillian Leitzel, German acrobat and strongwoman (d. 1931)
2nd » Elmar Reimann, Estonian runner (d. 1963)
4th » Yone Minagawa, Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2007)
5th » Zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian politician (d. 1945)
5th » Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952)
5th » Elizabeth Cotten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)
10th » Albert Jacka, Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1932)