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Jan 01 After 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin. 
Jan 02 Sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81
Jan 05 Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula announces his retirement.
Jan 05 Muralitharan no-balled for throwing in ODI vs West Indies at the Gabba.
Jan 05 The longest US government shutdown ends after 21 days when Congress passes an interim spending measure that allows federal employees to return to work
Jan 05 Yahya Ayyash, the "Engineer", the elusive mastermind behind a wave of Islamic suicide bombings against Israel, is killed in Gaza, apparently by a booby-trapped mobile phone
Jan 06 Record $65.2 million British lottery won by 3 people (2-3-4-13-42-44)
Jan 07 16th United Negro College Fund raises $12600000.
Jan 07 Keiko the killer whale star from the movie Free Willy retures from performing
Jan 08 Blizzard buries eastern US causing at least 50 deaths
Jan 08 Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin announces he is quitting federal politics to run for the job of provincial Liberal leader and Premier of Newfoundland, only to return and get a plum government posting.
Jan 08 For inaugural time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jan 10 Israel frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
Jan 11 Bloc Quebecois Leader Lucien Bouchard chosen as the 4th President of the Parti Quebecois, and Premier designate of Quebec
Jan 11 Space Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space.
Jan 12 Edmund Happold, engineer, dies at 65.
Jan 12 Russian troops arrived in Bosnia on a peace keeping mission with the NATO countries.
Jan 15 Les Baxter, singer/orch leader/composer (Born Again), dies at 73.
Jan 16 New South Wales Premier Bob Carr announces that the state's next governor will be part-time and Government House to be turned over to public use.
Jan 17 Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman got life in prison and 16 others were also sentenced to jail for plotting to bomb the United Nations
Jan 18 Leonor Fini, painter, dies at 87.
Jan 18 Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce from Michael Jackson in NY
Jan 18 Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of The King Elvis Presley, filed for divorce from Michael Jackson after 20 months of marriage, citing irreconcilable difference
Jan 19 Bernard Baily, comic artist, dies at 79.
Jan 19 NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix.
Jan 20 Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup.
Jan 20 Buster Benton, singer/guitarist, dies at 63
Jan 20 US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan.
Jan 20 Yasser Arafat was elected president of the Palestinian Authority, with 88 percent of the vote.
Jan 21 53th Golden Globes Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, John Travolta
Jan 21 In this year, Karrie Webb claims LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament
Jan 21 US male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo
Jan 22 Costas Simitis was chosen to be the new prime minister of Greece. His predecessor, Andreas Papandreou, had stepped down due to ill health.
Jan 22 Edward Thomas, historian/intelligence expert, dies at 77.
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