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, 1964
Day of Week 1st » The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.
Day of Week 8th » President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.
Day of Week 11th » Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report 'Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States' saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national
Day of Week 12th » Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
Day of Week 13th » Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths.
13th » Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, is appointed archbishop of Kraków named Kraków, Poland.
Day of Week 16th » Hello, Dolly! (musical) starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
Day of Week 23rd » The Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution called 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
Day of Week 28th » An unarmed United States Air Force USAF T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is T-39 Aircraft Incident shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet Air Forces Soviet MiG-19.