Historical Events
- Space shuttle Atlantis successfully returns to Earth
Famous Deaths
- Billy MacKenzie, Scottish rock vocalist (The Associates-Affectionate Punch), committed suicide at 39
- Ian Munro, British medical journalist, humanitarian and cricketer, dies at 73
- Irwin Levine, composer (Tie a Yellow Ribbon), dies at 58
- Mollie Panter-Downes, British writer and columnist (The Shoreless Sea), dies at 90
- Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian and political activist, dies at 98
- Ron Holden, American singer (b. 1939)
- Wally Whyton, English musician and broadcaster (BBC 2), dies at 66
1997 Highlights
About January 22, 1997
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 26 years, 8 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
#1 Song: Your Woman - White Town
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