Day of the year
January 1
Born on January 1? You're a Capricorn with the Garnet birthstone.
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January 1 Zodiac Sign
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
Element: Earth
disciplinedresponsibleambitiouspatientresourceful
Birthstone
Garnet
Birth Flower
Carnation
Season
Winter
Numerology 2
A number of partnership, balance, and quiet diplomacy.
January 1: This Day in History
- 1804— Haiti declared independence from France, becoming the first Black republic in the world.
- 1863— The Emancipation Proclamation took effect, declaring enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
- 1959— Fidel Castro's revolutionary forces took control of Cuba after Batista fled the country.
- 1993— Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in what became known as the Velvet Divorce.
- 1999— The euro was introduced as the official currency of 11 European Union member states.
Famous Birthdays on January 1
- J.D. Salinger (1919) — author of The Catcher in the Rye
- J. Edgar Hoover (1895) — first director of the FBI
- Verne Troyer (1969) — actor known as Mini-Me in Austin Powers
- Frank Langella (1938) — stage and screen actor
- Grandmaster Flash (1958) — pioneering hip-hop DJ and rapper
What Happens on January 1?
New Year's DayWorld Peace DayGlobal Family Day
Did You Know? January 1 Fun Facts
- January is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, gates, and transitions, who is depicted with two faces.
- More people make gym memberships in January than any other month, making it the busiest month for fitness centers.
- January 1 has been celebrated as the new year since 45 BC, when Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar.
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