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Zodiac Signs January 2006 Birthstone

January Birthstones Astrology

  • 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, 2006

  • 2nd » An Sago Mine disaster or explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, while leaving one miner in critical condition.
  • 4th » Prime Minister of Israel named Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
  • 12th » Incidents during the Hajj e.g A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
  • 12th » The French warship French aircraft carrier Clemenceau (R98) e.g Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred access to the Suez Canal. Greenpeace activists board the ship.
  • 19th » The New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto.
  • 20th » Witnesses report seeing a bottlenose whale River Thames whale named swimming in the River Thames, the first time the species had been seen in the River Thames or Thames since records began in 1913.
  • 25th » Three independent observing campaigns announce the discovery of OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb through gravitational microlensing, the first cool rocky/icy extrasolar planet around a main-sequence star.
  • 25th » Mexico Mexican lucha libre professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killer serial killing of at least 10 elderly women.
  • 27th » Western Union discontinues its Telegraphy called Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.
  • 28th » The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Chorzów/Katowice, Poland, Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse e.g collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.

Famous Birthdays on January in 2006

  • 19th » JB Agustin, Filipino actor

Famous Deaths for January 2006

  • 1st » Dawn Lake, Australian comedian, actress, and singer (b. 1927)
  • 1st » Harry Magdoff, American journalist (b. 1913)
  • 1st » Hugh McLaughlin (publisher) named Hugh McLaughlin, Irish publisher and inventor, invented the Water hog (b. 1918)
  • 2nd » Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino jurist (b. 1913)
  • 2nd » Lidia Wysocka, Polish actress (b. 1916)
  • 3rd » Steve Rogers (rugby league) or Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player (b. 1954)
  • 3rd » Bill Skate, Papua New Guinean politician, 5th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)
  • 4th » Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emirati politician, 1st Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (b. 1946)
  • 4th » John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor (b. 1930)
  • 4th » Milton Himmelfarb, American sociographer (b. 1918)
  • 4th » Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet (b. 1912)
  • 4th » Robert Howard White, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
  • 5th » Merlyn Rees, Welsh-Irish politician (b. 1920)
  • 6th » Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1933)
  • 6th » Hugh Thompson, Jr., American pilot (b. 1943)
  • 7th » Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1912)
  • 8th » Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Irish politician (b. 1943)
  • 9th » Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)
  • 9th » Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director (b. 1937)
  • 12th » Faisal bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini prince (b. 1991)
  • 13th » Frank Fixaris, American sportscaster (b. 1934)
  • 13th » Marc Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1967)
  • 14th » Henri Colpi, French director (b. 1921)
  • 14th » Jim Gary, American sculptor (b. 1939)
  • 14th » Mark Philo, English footballer (b. 1984)
  • 14th » Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)
  • 15th » Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1926)
  • 15th » El Texano, Mexican wrestler (b. 1958)
  • 16th » Stanley Biber, American surgeon (b. 1923)
  • 17th » Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930)
  • 17th » Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon (b. 1925)
  • 18th » Jan Twardowski, Polish poet (b. 1915)
  • 19th » Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
  • 19th » Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (The Falcons) (b. 1941)
  • 19th » Awn Alsharif Qasim, Sudanese author and scholar (b. 1933)
  • 19th » Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1921)
  • 20th » Dave Lepard, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Crashdïet) (b. 1980)
  • 21st » Bedanand Jha, Nepalese politician
  • 21st » Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovo politician, 1st President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
  • 23rd » Chris McKinstry, Canadian scientist (b. 1967)
  • 24th » Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930)
  • 24th » Fayard Nicholas, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1914)
  • 24th » Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
  • 24th » Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, Sri Lankan journalist (b. 1970)
  • 25th » Anna Malle, American porn actress (b. 1967)
  • 26th » Len Carlson, Canadian actor (b. 1937)
  • 26th » Carol Lambrino, Romanian son of Carol II of Romania (b. 1920)
  • 26th » Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani politician (b. 1917)
  • 27th » Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (b. 1965)
  • 27th » Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer (McFadden & Whitehead) (b. 1948)
  • 27th » Johannes Rau, German politician, 8th President of Germany (b. 1931)
  • 28th » Emory Hail, American wrestler (b. 1969)
  • 28th » Yitzhak Kaduri, Iraqi-Israeli rabbi
  • 28th » Henry McGee, English actor (b. 1929)
  • 30th » Coretta Scott King, American author and activist (b. 1927)
  • 31st » Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina (b. 1926)

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