What happened on Thursday January 29, 1998?

About January 29th, 1998, in brief:

  • Historical events: A devastating bomb explosion at an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, kills one person and severely wounds another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the perpetrator, marking a dark moment in domestic terrorism targeting healthcare facilities.
  • Day of the week: January 29th, 1998 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #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 29th, 1998? See below for more news and curiosities on January 29th, 1998.

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January 29, 1998: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 29, 1998:

  • Abortion Clinic Bombing in Birmingham A devastating bomb explosion at an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, kills one person and severely wounds another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the perpetrator, marking a dark moment in domestic terrorism targeting healthcare facilities.
  • Soyuz Mission to MIR Space Station The Soyuz TM-27 spacecraft successfully launches to the MIR space station, continuing international space exploration efforts during the late 20th century.
  • Joseph Alioto Obituary Joseph Alioto, former mayor of San Francisco who served from 1968 to 1976, passed away. Born in 1916, he was a significant political figure in California's urban history.
  • Deadly Fog Causes Highway Accidents Thick fog leads to catastrophic highway accidents in Belgium and the Netherlands, resulting in six fatalities and highlighting the dangers of poor visibility.

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January 29, 1998: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 29, 1998: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 29, 1998:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $59.75
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $18.94
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $148.94
  • General Electric GE: opens at $76.25
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $97.00

January 29, 1998: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Chicago Bulls - Portland Trail Blazers : 100 - 87
  • Golden State Warriors - Seattle SuperSonics : 97 - 109
  • Milwaukee Bucks - New York Knicks : 115 - 112
  • Minnesota Timberwolves - Vancouver Grizzlies : 112 - 106
  • Orlando Magic - Houston Rockets : 95 - 88
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What day of the week was January 29, 1998?


January 29, 1998 was a Thursday and it was the 29th day of the year 1998 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 29, 1998 can also be written as 1/29/1998 in the US and as 29/1/1998 in UK and Europe.

January 29, 1998 in January 1998 calendar

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January 29, 1998: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 29, 1998:

  • Ugo Bologna
  • Giancarlo Cesaroni

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January 29, 1998: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 29, 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 29, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 29, 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 29, 1998: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 29, 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 29, 1998: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 29, 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 29, 1998: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 29th 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 29, 1998: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 29, 1998 is Tiger and the associated element is Earth.

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January 29, 1998: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 29, 1998 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 29, 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 29, 1998 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 10% full, rising at 07:56 am and setting at 08:18 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 29, 1998?


Someone born on January 29, 1998 is:

27 years 3 months old,

or 327 months and 8 days old,

or 1422 weeks and 6 days old,

or 9960 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 29, 1998?

There are 267 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday January 29th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 29, 1998?

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