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, 2010
Day of Week 1st » A suicide car bomber 2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing or detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.
Day of Week 7th » Muslim gunmen in Egypt Nag Hammadi massacre e.g open fire on a crowd of Copts or Coptic Christians, killing eight of them and one Muslim bystander.
Day of Week 8th » Gunmen from an offshoot the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda Togo national football team attack called attacked the bus carrying the Togo national football team on its way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, killing three.
Day of Week 12th » The 2010 Haiti earthquake occurs killing an estimated 316,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince.
Day of Week 14th » Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen or Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
Day of Week 17th » 2010 Jos riots or Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, resulting in at least 200 deaths.
Day of Week 27th » The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when Porfirio Lobo Sosa becomes the new President of Honduras.
Day of Week 28th » Five murderers of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh are hanged.
Day of Week 31st » 'Avatar (2009 film) or Avatar' becomes the first film to gross over List of highest-grossing films or $2 billion worldwide.
Famous Deaths for January 2010
1st » Lhasa de Sela, American-Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1972)
2nd » David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (b. 1958)