What happened on Saturday January 31, 1998?

About January 31st, 1998, in brief:

  • Historical events: Space Shuttle Endeavour completed its 12th mission (STS-89) with a successful landing, marking another milestone in NASA's space exploration efforts during the late 1990s.
  • Day of the week: January 31st, 1998 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Together Again by Janet
  • #1 UK song: Never Ever by All Saints
  • Popular movie: Funny Games directed by Michael Haneke

More about January 31st, 1998? See below for more news and curiosities on January 31st, 1998.

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January 31, 1998: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 31, 1998:

  • NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission STS-89 Lands Successfully Space Shuttle Endeavour completed its 12th mission (STS-89) with a successful landing, marking another milestone in NASA's space exploration efforts during the late 1990s.
  • Martina Hingis Wins 72nd Australian Women's Tennis Championship Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis demonstrated her dominance in women's tennis by defeating Conchita Martinez in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) at the 72nd Australian Women's Tennis Championship.
  • Amadou Haidara Birth Amadou Haidara, a professional Malian footballer, was born on January 31, 1998, who would later become known for his skills in international soccer.

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January 31, 1998: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 31, 1998: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Atlanta Hawks - Charlotte Hornets : 103 - 83
  • Dallas Mavericks - Denver Nuggets : 98 - 110
  • Detroit Pistons - Cleveland Cavaliers : 88 - 90
  • Houston Rockets - Philadelphia 76ers : 102 - 86
  • New Jersey Nets - Vancouver Grizzlies : 116 - 106

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Charleroi - Mouscron : 3 - 0
  • Lokeren - Standard : 1 - 3
  • Lommel - Antwerp : 1 - 2
  • St Truiden - Beveren : 0 - 0
  • Westerlo - Gent : 0 - 1

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

  • Bayern Munich - Hamburg : 3 - 0
  • FC Koln - M'gladbach : 3 - 2
  • Hansa Rostock - Munich 1860 : 3 - 0
  • Hertha - Wolfsburg : 1 - 0
  • Schalke 04 - Kaiserslautern : 1 - 1

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

  • Ath Bilbao - Salamanca : 1 - 0
  • Mallorca - Tenerife : 5 - 1
  • Oviedo - Betis : 0 - 0
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What day of the week was January 31, 1998?


January 31, 1998 was a Saturday and it was the 31st day of the year 1998 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 31, 1998 can also be written as 1/31/1998 in the US and as 31/1/1998 in UK and Europe.

January 31, 1998 in January 1998 calendar

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January 31, 1998: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 31, 1998:

  • Meir Agassi

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January 31, 1998: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 31, 1998 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 26th and February 1st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 31, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 31, 1998 was Together Again by Janet, according to the music chart for the week January 26th and February 1st.

  1. - Together Again youtube
  2. - Truly Madly Deeply youtube
  3. - Nice & Slow youtube
  4. - How Do I Live youtube
  5. - Been Around The World youtube

January 31, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 31, 1998 was Never Ever by All Saints, according to the music chart for the week January 26th and February 1st.

  1. - Never Ever youtube
  2. - Perfect Day youtube
  3. - Too Much youtube
  4. - Together Again youtube
  5. - Angels youtube

January 31, 1998: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 31, 1998 was Nice & Slow by Usher, according to the music chart for the week January 26th and February 1st.

  1. - Nice & Slow youtube
  2. - My Body youtube
  3. - I Don't Ever Want To See You Again
  4. - A Song For Mama
  5. - Dangerous
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January 31, 1998: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 31st 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 31, 1998: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 31, 1998 is Tiger and the associated element is Earth.

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January 31, 1998: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 31, 1998 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 31, 1998 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 31, 1998 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 30% full, rising at 09:13 am and setting at 10:39 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jan 12, 1998 while the next full moon would come on Feb 11, 1998.

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How old is someone born on January 31, 1998?


Someone born on January 31, 1998 is:

27 years 2 months old,

or 326 months and 23 days old,

or 1420 weeks and 4 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 31, 1998?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 31, 1998?

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