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, 1935
Day of Week 2nd » Richard Hauptmann named Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Lindbergh kidnapping known as Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh.
Day of Week 7th » Benito Mussolini and French Foreign minister Pierre Laval sign the Franco-Italian Agreement.
Day of Week 11th » Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
Day of Week 13th » A Referendum called plebiscite in Saar (League of Nations) known as Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.
Day of Week 28th » Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1935
1st » Brian G. Hutton, American actor and director (d. 2014)