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, 1929
Day of Week 1st » The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are Merger (politics) named amalgamated into Vancouver.
Day of Week 10th » 'The Adventures of Tintin', one of the most popular European comic books, is first published in Belgium.
Day of Week 17th » Popeye e.g Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar called Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
17th » Inayatullah Khan, king of the Emirate of Afghanistan abdicates the throne after only three days.
Day of Week 20th » 'In Old Arizona', the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, is released.