What happened on Sunday January 27, 2002?

About January 27th, 2002, in brief:

  • Historical events: A catastrophic explosion at a military storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria, resulted in a massive loss of life and widespread displacement. The incident killed at least 1,100 people and displaced over 20,000 residents, causing significant humanitarian and infrastructural damage.
  • Day of the week: January 27th, 2002 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: U Got It Bad by Usher
  • #1 UK song: Gotta Get Thru This by Daniel Bedingfield
  • Popular movie: Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg

More about January 27th, 2002? See below for more news and curiosities on January 27th, 2002.

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January 27, 2002: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 27, 2002:

  • Lagos Military Storage Facility Explosion A catastrophic explosion at a military storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria, resulted in a massive loss of life and widespread displacement. The incident killed at least 1,100 people and displaced over 20,000 residents, causing significant humanitarian and infrastructural damage.
  • AFC Championship: Patriots Defeat Steelers The New England Patriots secured a decisive victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game, winning 24-17 and advancing to the Super Bowl.
  • NFC Championship: Rams Triumph Over Eagles The St. Louis Rams defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in a high-scoring NFC Championship game, winning 29-24 and securing their place in the championship.
  • Thomas Johansson Wins Australian Open Swedish tennis player Thomas Johansson clinched his first and only Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, defeating Russian star Marat Safin in a thrilling four-set match with scores of 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6.

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January 27, 2002: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 27, 2002: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

  • Atalanta - Fiorentina : 2 - 0
  • Chievo - Juventus : 1 - 3
  • Lecce - Brescia : 1 - 3
  • Milan - Udinese : 2 - 3
  • Perugia - Verona : 3 - 1

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Molenbeek - Standard : 2 - 1
  • Mouscron - Lommel : 1 - 0

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Cottbus - Werder Bremen : 2 - 1
  • Dortmund - Hertha : 3 - 1

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Aachen - Hannover : 2 - 4
  • Ein Frankfurt - Mannheim : 2 - 2
  • Saarbrucken - Schweinfurt : 2 - 1
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What day of the week was January 27, 2002?


January 27, 2002 was a Sunday and it was the 27th day of the year 2002 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 27, 2002 can also be written as 1/27/2002 in the US and as 27/1/2002 in UK and Europe.

January 27, 2002 in January 2002 calendar

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Who was born on January 27, 2002?


Famous people born on January 27, 2002:

  • Jordan Addison
  • Hendon Hooker

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January 27, 2002: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 27, 2002 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 21st and January 27th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 27, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 27, 2002 was U Got It Bad by Usher, according to the music chart for the week January 21st and January 27th.

  1. - U Got It Bad youtube
  2. - How You Remind Me youtube
  3. - Always On Time youtube
  4. - Get The Party Started youtube
  5. - My Sacrifice youtube

January 27, 2002: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 27, 2002 was Gotta Get Thru This by Daniel Bedingfield, according to the music chart for the week January 21st and January 27th.

  1. - Gotta Get Thru This youtube
  2. - Murder On The Dancefloor youtube
  3. - Somethin' Stupid youtube
  4. - More Than A Woman youtube
  5. - Addicted To Bass youtube

January 27, 2002: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 27, 2002 was Always On Time by Ja Rule Featuring Ashanti, according to the music chart for the week January 21st and January 27th.

  1. - Always On Time
  2. - Butterflies
  3. - U Got It Bad youtube
  4. - A Woman's Worth
  5. - We Thuggin'
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January 27, 2002: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 27th is Aquarius.

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Aquarius is the 11th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between January 20th and February 18th belong to the Aquarius sign: discover Aquarius personality and who should a Aquarius marry.

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 27, 2002: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 27, 2002 is Horse and the associated element is Water.

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January 27, 2002: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 27, 2002 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 27, 2002 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 27, 2002 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 100% full, rising at 03:39 pm and setting at 07:09 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 30, 2001 while the next full moon would come on Jan 28, 2002.

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How old is someone born on January 27, 2002?


Someone born on January 27, 2002 is:

23 years 2 months old,

or 278 months and 27 days old,

or 1212 weeks and 3 days old,

or 8487 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 27, 2002?

There are 279 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday January 27th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 27, 2002?

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