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, 1993
Day of Week 1st » Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
1st » A single market within the European Community is introduced.
Day of Week 2nd » Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy Jaffna lagoon massacre named kill 35-100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
Day of Week 3rd » In Moscow, Russia, George H. W. Bush e.g George Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second START II or Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
Day of Week 5th » The oil tanker MV Braer known as MV 'Braer' runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
Day of Week 6th » Indian Border Security Force units Sopore massacre called kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.
Day of Week 7th » The History of Ghana Recent events e.g Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as President.
7th » Bosnian War: The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina named Bosnian Army executes a Kravica attack (1993) known as surprise attack on the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.
Day of Week 13th » Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour or 'Endeavour' heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.
Day of Week 15th » Salvatore Riina, the Mafia boss known as "The Beast", is arrested in Sicily called Sicily, Italy after three decades as a fugitive.
Day of Week 19th » Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
Day of Week 24th » Turkey known as Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara.
Day of Week 25th » 1993 CIA shootings called Five people are shot outside the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded.