What happened on Friday January 24, 1997?

About January 24th, 1997, in brief:

  • Historical events: A severe weather event on January 24, 1997, produced a significant supercell tornado outbreak across middle Tennessee. Thirteen tornadoes of F2 to F4 intensity struck Rutherford, Cannon, Wilson, and Smith counties, causing over $9 million in damage and injuring 31 people. The outbreak highlighted the region's vulnerability to extreme weather conditions.
  • Day of the week: January 24th, 1997 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #1 US song: Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton
  • #1 UK song: Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big) by Tori Amos
  • Popular movie: Wonderland directed by James Cox

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January 24, 1997: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 24, 1997:

  • Tennessee Supercell Tornado Outbreak A severe weather event on January 24, 1997, produced a significant supercell tornado outbreak across middle Tennessee. Thirteen tornadoes of F2 to F4 intensity struck Rutherford, Cannon, Wilson, and Smith counties, causing over $9 million in damage and injuring 31 people. The outbreak highlighted the region's vulnerability to extreme weather conditions.
  • PepsiCo Disengages from Burma PepsiCo announced its complete withdrawal and business disengagement from Burma (Myanmar), signaling a significant corporate response to the country's political and human rights climate.

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January 24, 1997: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 24, 1997: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Dallas Mavericks - San Antonio Spurs : 87 - 97
  • Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Clippers : 111 - 114
  • Golden State Warriors - Los Angeles Lakers : 97 - 114
  • New York Knicks - Charlotte Hornets : 104 - 113
  • Orlando Magic - Boston Celtics : 121 - 117

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Sheffield United - Wolves : 2 - 3
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What day of the week was January 24, 1997?


January 24, 1997 was a Friday and it was the 24th day of the year 1997 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 24, 1997 can also be written as 1/24/1997 in the US and as 24/1/1997 in UK and Europe.

January 24, 1997 in January 1997 calendar

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January 24, 1997: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 24, 1997:

  • Soulis Georgiades

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January 24, 1997: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 24, 1997 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 20th and January 26th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 24, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 24, 1997 was Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton, according to the music chart for the week January 20th and January 26th.

  1. - Un-Break My Heart youtube
  2. - Don't Let Go (Love) youtube
  3. - I Believe I Can Fly youtube
  4. - Nobody youtube
  5. - I Believe In You And Me youtube

January 24, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 24, 1997 was Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big) by Tori Amos, according to the music chart for the week January 20th and January 26th.

  1. - Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big) youtube
  2. - 2 Become 1 youtube
  3. - Don't Cry For Me Argentina youtube
  4. - Your Woman youtube

January 24, 1997: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 24, 1997 was Don't Let Go (Love) by En Vogue, according to the music chart for the week January 20th and January 26th.

  1. - Don't Let Go (Love) youtube
  2. - I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")
  3. - Un-Break My Heart youtube
  4. - I Believe In You And Me (From "The Preacher's Wife")
  5. - Cold Rock A Party
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January 24, 1997: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 24th is Aquarius.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 24, 1997: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 24, 1997 is Ox and the associated element is Fire.

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January 24, 1997: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 24, 1997 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 24, 1997 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on January 24, 1997 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 96% full, rising at 06:21 pm and setting at 08:01 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 23, 1997 while the next full moon would come on Feb 22, 1997.

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How old is someone born on January 24, 1997?


Someone born on January 24, 1997 is:

28 years 2 months old,

or 338 months and 30 days old,

or 1473 weeks and 5 days old,

or 10316 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 24, 1997?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 24, 1997?

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