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, 1933
Day of Week 3rd » Minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as List of Speakers of the North Dakota House of Representatives called Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker (politics) or Speaker position anywhere in th
Day of Week 5th » Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
Day of Week 15th » A twelve-year-old girl experiences the first Marian apparition of Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux called Banneux, Belgium.
Day of Week 24th » The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution known as 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
Day of Week 28th » The name Pakistan is Neologism called coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.
Day of Week 30th » Adolf Hitler Machtergreifung e.g is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany (German Reich) named Chancellor of Germany.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1933
1st » James Hormel, American philanthropist and diplomat
1st » Joseph Koo, Chinese composer
1st » Frederick Lowy, Canadian psychiatrist and academic
1st » Joe Orton, British author and playwright (d. 1967)