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, 1846
Day of Week 5th » The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 28th » The Battle of Aliwal, India, is won by British troops commanded by Harry Smith (army) named Sir Harry Smith.
Day of Week 31st » After the Milwaukee Bridge War, Juneautown and Kilbourntown unify as the City of Milwaukee called Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1846
5th » Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and author, Nobel Prize in Literature known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)
21st » Pieter Hendrik Schoute, Dutch mathematician (d. 1923)
23rd » Hermann Clemenz, Estonian chess player (d. 1908)
29th » Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1915)
30th » Angela of the Cross, Spanish nun and saint (d. 1932)
Famous Deaths for January 1846
1st » John Torrington, British soldier and explorer (b. 1825)
5th » Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter (b. 1812)