Historical Events
- Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US
Famous Birthdays
- Bill Ware III, American jazz vibraphonist (The Jazz Passengers), born in East Orange, New Jersey
- Burkhard Dallwitz, German-Australian film and television score composer (The Truman Show), born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
- Dave Sharp, British rock guitarist (The Alarm - "Rain In the Summertime"; "68 Guns"), born in Salford, Lancashire, England
- Frank Darabont, American filmmaker
- Randi Rhodes, Nova M Radio personality
Famous Deaths
- Viktor Josef Keldorfer, Austrian composer, dies at 85
- Yosef Sprinzak, Israeli politician, first Speaker of the Knesset (1949-59) and leading Zionist, dies at 73
Died in 1959 1959 Highlights
About January 28, 1959
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 65 years, 2 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
#1 Song: One Night/I Got Stung - Elvis Presley
