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, 1965
Day of Week 4th » President of the United States called United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address.
Day of Week 9th » The Mirzapur Cadet College formally opens for academic activities in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
Day of Week 26th » Hindi becomes the official language of India.
Day of Week 28th » The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament of Canada named Parliament.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1965
1st » John Sullivan (Oklahoma) or John Sullivan, American politician
21st » Gwynne Evans, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1880)
24th » Winston Churchill, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)