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.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1752
1st » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, designed the Flag of the United States (d. 1836)
19th » James Morris III, American soldier (d. 1820)
23rd » Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1832)
24th » Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1832)
31st » Gouverneur Morris, American politician (d. 1816)
Famous Deaths for January 1752
4th » Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (b. 1704)
16th » Francis Blomefield, English historian (b. 1705)