Historical Events
- "Ideal Husband" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 308 performances
- 13th Sundance Film Festival: "Sunday" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
Sampras Defeats Moyá
Australian Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras wins his 2nd and last Australian title; beats Carlos Moyá of Spain 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
Hingis Defeats Pierce
Australian Open Women's Tennis: Martina Hingis becomes first Swiss player – male or female – to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Mary Pierce of France 6-2, 6-2
- Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant
Lemieux Ties Record
Mario Lemieux ties NHL record with 4 goals in the 3rd period as Pittsburgh wins, 5-2 at Montreal; 39th career hat trick and 13th 4-goal game, tying NHL record shared by Wayne Gretzky & Mike Bossy
- Super Bowl XXXI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots, 35-21; MVP: Desmond Howard, Green Bay KR
Famous Birthdays
- Pasaye, twin born 92 days after his brother (Oct 26), born in Palatine, Illinois
Famous Deaths
- Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine (née Geddes), and patron of the arts, dies at 83
Died in 1997 1997 Highlights
About January 26, 1997
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 27 years, 3 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aquarius
Holidays: Australia Day (Australia), Republic Day (India)
Music Charts
#1 Song: Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
#1 Song: Beetlebum - Blur
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