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.
1st » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria (Australia) Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia Federation of Australia federate as the Australia Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Min
Day of Week 10th » The first great Texas petroleum named oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
Day of Week 22nd » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1901
2nd » Bob Marshall (wilderness activist) known as Bob Marshall, American activist (d. 1939)
3rd » Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 1963)
4th » C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist (d. 1989)