Historical Events
- Baseball's new Continental League awards its 8th, and last, franchise to Buffalo, New York
Famous Birthdays
- Cho-Liang Lin, American classical violinist (Queen Sophia prize, 1977), and teacher (Juilliard, 1991-present), born in Hsinchu, Taiwan [1]
- David Piltch, Canadian session and touring bassist (Holly Cole, k.d. lang, Joe Henry), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Gia Carangi, American model (one of 1st supermodels), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
Greg Louganis (64 years old)
American diver (4 x Olympic gold 10m platform & 3m springboard 1984, 88), born in San Diego, California
- James "JG" Thirlwell, Australian musician, composer and record producer, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Matthew Ashford, American actor (Days of Our Lives - "Jack Devaraux"), born in Davenport, Iowa
- Sean Kerly, English field hockey forward (Olympic gold 1988, bronze 1984) and broadcaster, born in Whistable, England
- Steve Sax, American baseball 2nd baseman (World Series 1981, 88; NL Rookie of the Year 1982; 5 x MLB All-Star, Los Angeles Dodgers), born in West Sacramento, California
Famous Deaths
- Louis Jean Heydt, American character actor (Waterfront; Gone With The Wind; The Great McGinty), dies from a heart attack at 56
1960 Highlights
About January 29, 1960
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 64 years, 2 months and 20 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Running Bear - Johnny Preston
#1 Song: Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday with The Michael Sammes Singers
