Historical Events
Events 101 - 109 of 109
Boon's 9th Test Century
Jan 28 David Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 v England at Adelaide
- Jan 28 Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule
- Jan 29 "Piano Lesson" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 320 performances
Mandela, Buthelezi Meet
Jan 29 Nelson Mandela and anti-Apartheid leader and Zulu prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet after 28 years
- Jan 29 The Battle of Khafji begins, the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War
- Jan 30 Iraqi troops gain control of Al Khafji inside the Saudi Arabian border
- Jan 31 "Close-Up", Iranian film directed by Abbas Kiarostami, starring Hossain Sabzian and Mohsen Makhmalbaf, is released
- Jan 31 Denver Nuggets Michael Adams becomes shortest NBAer to get a triple-double
- Jan 31 Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude
