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, 1941
Day of Week 2nd » World War II: Strategic bombing during World War II named German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff named Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
Day of Week 6th » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.
Day of Week 9th » World War II: First flight of the Avro Lancaster.
9th » World War II: The Greek 'Triton' (Y-5) sinks the Italian submarine 'Neghelli' in Otranto.
Day of Week 10th » World War II: The Greece Greek army Capture of Klisura Pass captures Këlcyrë Kleisoura.
Day of Week 17th » Franco-Thai War: Vichy France called French forces Battle of Ko Chang known as inflict a decisive defeat over the Royal Thai Navy.
Day of Week 22nd » World War II: British Empire British and Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Regio Esercito Italian forces during Operation Compass Tobruk Operation Compass.
Day of Week 23rd » Charles Lindbergh testifies before the Congress of the United States e.g U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
Day of Week 25th » Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu.
Day of Week 28th » Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day.
Day of Week 29th » Alexandros Koryzis becomes List of Prime Ministers of Greece called Prime Minister of Greece upon the sudden death of his predecessor, dictator Ioannis Metaxas.
12th » Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and voice actor (Blues Incorporated, The Steampacket, and Bluesology) (d. 2005)
12th » Fiona Caldicott, English psychiatrist
12th » Chet Jastremski, American swimmer (d. 2014)
13th » Pasqual Maragall i Mira, Catalan politician, 127th List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya or President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
14th » Faye Dunaway, American actress and producer
14th » Barry Jenner, American actor
14th » Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia
15th » Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)