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, 1857
Day of Week 9th » The 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake known as Fort Tejon earthquake strikes California, registering an estimated magnitude of 7.9.
Day of Week 24th » The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in South Asia.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1857
2nd » M. Carey Thomas, American educator and activist (d. 1935)
6th » Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1931)
6th » William Russell (governor) e.g William E. Russell, American politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
11th » Fred Archer (jockey) e.g Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)
17th » Wilhelm Kienzl, Austrian composer (d. 1941)
17th » Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American inventor (d. 1935)
23rd » Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist (d. 1936)
28th » William Seward Burroughs I, American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation (d. 1898)
31st » George Jackson Churchward, English engineer (d. 1933)
Famous Deaths for January 1857
27th » Dorothea Lieven, Latvian wife of Christopher Lieven (b. 1785)