Historical Events
- 29th Sundance Film Festival: "Fruitvale Station", directed by Ryan Coogler, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
- 7 people are killed and 3 are injured when a retaining wall collapses during a football match at the Ugur Sports Facility, Turkey
- A bus crash into a ravine in Serta, Portugal, kills 11 people and injures an additional 32
- A series of bomb attacks in Kandahar, Afghanistan, kills 20 police officers
Australian Men's Tennis Open
Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins Open era record 4th Australian crown; beats Andy Murray of Scotland 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2
- In Port Said, Egypt, protests result in 7 people being killed and 630 are injured
Sports History
Magnus Carlsen wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
- NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii: NFC beats AFC, 62-35; MVP: Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings, TE
- Spain defeats Denmark to win the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship
- The Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ignited by pyrotechnics used by a performing rock band kills 245 people and injures at least 600 others; most of the deaths were from toxic smoke inhalation, the club was over capacity and had no fire exits
About January 27, 2013
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 10 years, 1 month and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
#1 Song: Get Up (Rattle) - Bingo Players Ft. Far East Movement
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