Historical Events
- 15th Sundance Film Festival: "Three Seasons" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
- Australian Open Men's Tennis: Yevgeny Kafelnikov becomes first Russian, male or female, to win an Australian title; beats Thomas Enqvist of Sweden 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6
Event of Interest
Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" first airs on Fox
Seth MacFarlane
Super Bowl
Super Bowl XXXIII, Pro Player Stadium, Miami, FL: Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons, 34-19; MVP: John Elway, Denver, QB
John Elway
Famous Deaths
- Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (b. 1929)
- Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler