Historical Events
- 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper
- Goose Goslin & Kiki Cuyler elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Radiation alert following B-52 crash in Arctic air base of Thule in Greenland
- Thai boxer Chartchai Chionoi retains his world flyweight title with a 13th-round TKO of home favourite Efren Torres in Mexico City; first of 3 meetings between the pair
Famous Birthdays
- DJ Muggs [Lawrence Muggerud], American DJ, and record producer (Cypress Hill), born in Queens, New York
- Marnie McBean, Canadian rower (Olympic gold coxless pair, eight 1992, double sculls 1996; 3 x World C'ship gold), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Rakim [William Michael Griffin, Jr.], American rapper, born in Wyandanch, Long Island, New York
- Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning folk singer-songwriter (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy; "I Will Remember You"), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
About January 28, 1968
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 56 years, 2 months and 29 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers
#1 Song: Everlasting Love - Love Affair
