Historical Events
- 10th Sundance Film Festival: "What Happened Was" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
Australian Men's Tennis Open
Australian Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras wins 1st of 2 Australian titles; fellow American Todd Martin 7-6, 6-4, 6-4
Australian Open Women's Tennis
Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-0, 6-2
World Record
Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76)
Cricket Record
Kapil Dev takes 2/41 as India beats Sri Lanka by an innings and 95 runs in 2nd Cricket Test in Bengaluru; equals Sir Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets
- Péter Lékó becomes the youngest chess grand master.
Super Bowl
Super Bowl XXVIII, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 30-13; MVP: Emmitt Smith, Dallas, RB
1994 History
Famous Birthdays
- Amelia Dimoldenberg, English comedian and journalist (Chicken Shop Date), born in London, England
Famous Deaths
- Bahjat Talhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1960-62, 64-65, 67-69, 69-70), dies
- Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, American blues singer ("Sittin' Here Cryin'"), dies at 64
- Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, American jazz vocalist and trumpeter (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), dies at 86
- Finn Arnestad, Norwegian contemporary classical composer (Ritagliata), dies at 78
- Jan L N Schaefer, Dutch undersecretary of Housing (PvdA), dies at 53
About January 30, 1994
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 29 years, 8 months and 3 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: All For Love - Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting
#1 Song: Things Can Only Get Better - D:Ream
