Historical Events
- "Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 41 performances
- 8th Sundance Film Festival: "In the Soup" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
- Australian Open Men's Tennis: American Jim Courier wins 2nd career Grand Slam title and 1st Australian title; beats Stefan Edberg of Sweden 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Super Bowl XXVI, Metrodome, Minneapolis, MI: Washington Redskins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24; MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB
Famous Deaths
José Ferrer
José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor and director (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 80

José Ferrer
- Okke Jager, Dutch theologist, writer and poet, dies at 63
1992 Highlights
About January 26, 1992
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 29 years and 2 days
Leap Year: Yes
Holidays: Australia Day (Australia), Republic Day (India)
Generation Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Aquarius