What Happened on January 25, 1998

Historical Events

  • "Patti LaBelle On Broadway" closes at St James Theater NYC
  • 14th Sundance Film Festival: "Slam" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

Queen Mother's Hip Replacement

Britain's Queen Mother gets an emergency hip replacement aged 97

  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam mount a suicide attack on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, killing 8 people and injuring 25 others
  • Musical "Grease" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 1,503 performance

Pope Visits Cuba

Pope John Paul II visits Cuba and demands the release of political prisoners; he also condemns US moves to isolate the country

Posh and Becks Get Engaged

Spice Girl Victoria Adams (Posh) and soccer player David Beckham get engaged

Super Bowl XXXII

Super Bowl XXXII, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA: Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers, 31-24; MVP: Terrell Davis, Denver RB


Famous Deaths

  • Attila Zoller, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist, educator (Vermont Jazz Center, 1974-98), and inventor (bi-directional pickup), dies at 70
  • Mohammad Yusuf Khan, prime minister of Afganistan in (1963-65), dies
Died in 1998 1998 Highlights

About January 25, 1998

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 26 years, 3 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aquarius

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Together Again - Janet
  • UK #1 Song: You Make Me Wanna... - Usher