What happened on Wednesday January 22, 1997?

Here's what happened on January 22, 1997:

• Madeleine Albright: First Female U.S. Secretary of State On January 22, 1997, Madeleine Albright made history by becoming the first female Secretary of State in the United States after being confirmed by the Senate. Her appointment marked a significant milestone for women in high-level diplomatic leadership roles, breaking a long-standing gender barrier in American foreign policy.
• Space Shuttle Atlantis Mission Completion On January 22, 1997, the Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully returned to Earth, completing another critical mission in NASA's space exploration program. The safe return highlighted the ongoing technological achievements of the Space Shuttle era.

Events in 1997

January 22, 1997: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Magazines from Jan. 22, 1997

Newspapers from Jan. 22, 1997

January 22, 1997: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

• Detroit Pistons - Sacramento Kings : 92 - 97
• New Jersey Nets - San Antonio Spurs : 103 - 95
• Philadelphia 76ers - Boston Celtics : 127 - 125
• Portland Trail Blazers - Seattle SuperSonics : 97 - 98
• Utah Jazz - Phoenix Suns : 111 - 99

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

• Albacete - Toledo : 2 - 1

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

• Airdrie - Partick : 1 - 1
• Stoke - Norwich : 1 - 2

January 22, 1997 was a Wednesday and it was the 22nd day of the year 1997 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 22, 1997 can also be written as 1/22/1997 in the US and as 22/1/1997 in UK and Europe.

January 22, 1997 in January 1997 calendar

Famous people born on January 22, 1997:

• Fan Zhendong

  Professional table tennis player from China, ranked among the world's top players and multiple-time world champion in men's singles and team...

Famous people born in 1997

Famous people born on January 22nd

Famous people died on January 22, 1997:

• Billy Mackenzie

  Billy Mackenzie was a talented Scottish musician and lead singer of The Associates, who tragically died by suicide in 1997, leaving behind a...

Famous people who died in 1997

Famous people who died on January 22nd

January 22, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 22, 1997 was Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton, according to the music chart for the week January 20th and January 26th.

1. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
2. En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
3. R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
4. Keith Sweat - Nobody
5. Whitney Houston - I Believe In You And Me

January 22, 1997: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 22, 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. Tori Amos - Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big)
2. The Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
3. Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
4. White Town - Your Woman

January 22, 1997: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 22, 1997 was Don't Let Go (Love) by En Vogue, according to the music chart for the week January 20th and January 26th.

1. En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
2. R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")
3. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
4. Whitney Houston - I Believe In You And Me (From "The Preacher's Wife")
5. MC Lyte - Cold Rock A Party

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 22nd 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 22, 1997: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 22, 1997 is Ox and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on January 22, 1997 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 22, 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 22, 1997 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 100% full, rising at 04:31 pm and setting at 06:52 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 24, 1996 while the next full moon would come on Jan 23, 1997.

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Your place in the Universe on January 22, 1997

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Someone born on January 22, 1997 is:

28 years 3 months old,

or 339 months and 17 days old,

or 1476 weeks and 2 days old,

or 10334 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 22, 1997?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 22, 1997?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 22, 1997.

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