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, 1990
Day of Week 3rd » Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces.
Day of Week 7th » The interior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public for safety reasons.
Day of Week 10th » Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
Day of Week 13th » Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.
Day of Week 20th » On Black January Black Saturday, Red Army the Red Army kills Azerbaijani people Azerbaijani civilians in Baku.
Day of Week 22nd » Robert Tappan Morris is convicted of releasing the Morris worm known as 1988 Internet Computer worm.