The January Birthstone is the Garnet Garnets have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. The word garnet comes from 14th century Middle English word gernet meaning dark red. Garnet is said to be symbolic of desire and represents constancy.
Garnet is called the traditional birthstone of January. Emerald is listed as the mystical birthstone. Rose quartz is considered the secondary birthstone of January.
January Zodiac Signs
Month of January Zodiac Signs are Capricorn(until January 19) and Aquarius(January 20 onwards).
Capricorn (December 22 - January 20) When you were born as a Capricorn then you are considered to be quite intelligent. Capricorns are known to be very patient and will go to great lengths as to achieve perspnal goals. This is why Capricorns are usually well suited to handling business problems. Capricorns are compatible with: Scorpio, Pisces, Virgo, Aries, Cancer and Taurus.
Aquarius (January 21 - February 19) People born under this sign can sometimes leave an impression of being simple minded. However this is actually one of their positive qualities. This quality can result in being honest, loyal and dependable. Some other great attributes of the Aquarius are smarts and a drive towards independence. Aquarius are compatible with: Aries, Gemini, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius and other Aquarius.
January Birth Flowers
Although January is a cold and gloomy season seems like an unlikely time for flowers to bloom, but nature has designed birth flowers which love the extreme weather. The flower associated with the month of January is Carnation and is said to symbolise love, fascination and distinction. Carnation, which is also commonly called Gillyflower, is found in a number of colors from pink to purple-red.
Love, Pride, Beauty, Purity, Distinction, Fascination, and Loyal. January Birth Flower Carnation comes in every shade on the colour wheel. They are one of the most delicate and beautiful blooms that are long lasting. Each colour of Carnations can symbolize a sentiment or emotion. Pink Carnation means affection, while a Red Carnation means Love and Affection. White carnations mean good luck whereas Yellow Carnation denotes disappointment or exclusion.
Historical Events for January, 2005
5th » Eris (dwarf planet) called Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System, is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.
6th » African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) known as American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 Mississippi civil rights workers murders called murders of three civil rights workers.
6th » A Graniteville train disaster known as train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas.
7th » The St Lawrence Lime is blown over in high winds.
8th » The nuclear sub USS San Francisco SSN-711 6 collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired.
9th » Mahmoud Abbas wins the Palestinian presidential election, 2005 e.g election to replace Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority. He replaces interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
10th » A mudslide occurs in La Conchita, California, killing 10 people, injuring many more and closing U.S. Route 101 in California named U.S. Route 101, the main coastal corridor between Los Angeles and San Francisco for 10 days.
12th » Deep Impact (spacecraft) named Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.
16th » Romanian university lecturer and novelist Adriana Iliescu gives birth at 66 to her daughter Eliza, breaking the record for the oldest birth mother in the world
25th » A Mandher Devi temple stampede e.g stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258.
26th » Glendale train crash: Two trains derail killing 11 and injuring 200 in Glendale, California, near Los Angeles.
29th » The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.