What happened on Thursday January 30, 1997?

About January 30th, 1997, in brief:

  • Historical events: Péter Lékó, a prodigious Hungarian chess player, achieved the remarkable milestone of becoming the youngest chess grandmaster at just 15 years and 4 months old, demonstrating extraordinary intellectual prowess and strategic thinking.
  • Day of the week: January 30th, 1997 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #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 30, 1997: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 30, 1997:

  • Youngest Chess Grandmaster Achievement Péter Lékó, a prodigious Hungarian chess player, achieved the remarkable milestone of becoming the youngest chess grandmaster at just 15 years and 4 months old, demonstrating extraordinary intellectual prowess and strategic thinking.
  • Nicholas Mallett, Television Director Nicholas Mallett is a notable television director known for his work in the entertainment industry.

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January 30, 1997: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 30, 1997: What were the main match results that day?

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  • Atlanta Hawks - Utah Jazz : 96 - 102
  • Chicago Bulls - Sacramento Kings : 111 - 93
  • Denver Nuggets - Houston Rockets : 113 - 109
  • Minnesota Timberwolves - Dallas Mavericks : 92 - 82
  • Phoenix Suns - New Jersey Nets : 101 - 113
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What day of the week was January 30, 1997?


January 30, 1997 was a Thursday and it was the 30th day of the year 1997 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 30, 1997 can also be written as 1/30/1997 in the US and as 30/1/1997 in UK and Europe.

January 30, 1997 in January 1997 calendar

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January 30, 1997: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 30, 1997 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 27th and February 2nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 30, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 30, 1997 was Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton, according to the music chart for the week January 27th and February 2nd.

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

January 30, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 30, 1997 was Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big) by Tori Amos, according to the music chart for the week January 27th and February 2nd.

  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 30, 1997: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 30, 1997 was I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam") by R. Kelly, according to the music chart for the week January 27th and February 2nd.

  1. - I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")
  2. - On & On
  3. - Don't Let Go (Love) youtube
  4. - I Believe In You And Me (From "The Preacher's Wife")
  5. - In My Bed youtube
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January 30, 1997: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 30th 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 30, 1997: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 30, 1997 is Ox and the associated element is Fire.

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January 30, 1997: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 30, 1997 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 30, 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 30, 1997 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 51% full, rising at 11:03 pm and setting at 11:05 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 30, 1997?


Someone born on January 30, 1997 is:

28 years 2 months old,

or 338 months and 24 days old,

or 1472 weeks and 6 days old,

or 10310 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 30, 1997?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 30, 1997?

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