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, 1948
Day of Week 1st » The British railway network is Nationalization named nationalized to form British Railways.
1st » The Constitution of Italy comes into force.
Day of Week 4th » Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 7th » Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while Mantell UFO incident or in pursuit of a supposed unidentified flying object e.g UFO.
Day of Week 21st » The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day.
Day of Week 30th » Indian pacifist and leader Mahatma Gandhi named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known for his non-violent freedom struggle, is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1948
1st » Devlet Bahçeli, Turkish politician, 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
20th » Mel Pritchard, English drummer (Barclay James Harvest) (d. 2004)
20th » Natan Sharansky, Russian-Israeli physicist and politician
20th » Nigel Williams (author) e.g Nigel Williams, English author, playwright, and screenwriter
22nd » Northern Calloway, American actor (d. 1990)
22nd » Gilbert Levine, American conductor
22nd » Roger Williams (British politician) known as Roger Williams, Welsh politician
23rd » David F. Ford, Irish theologian and academic
23rd » Anita Pointer, American singer-songwriter (The Pointer Sisters)
24th » Michael Des Barres, English singer-songwriter and actor (Power Station (band) e.g Power Station, Silverhead, and Detective (band) named Detective)