January 20 - Ben and Jerry's introduce "Phish food", a new favlor of ice cream named after the rock group Phish. The ingredients are chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, caramel and fish-shaped fudge
April 2 - Joni Mitchell is reunited with the daughter that she gave up for adoption 32 years ago, Kilauren Gibb.
September 19 - While on his way to a benefit concert in Kansas, Rich Mullins loses control of his jeep, flipping the automobile and throwing both Mullins and passenger Mitch McVicker[?] out onto the road. A tractor trailor approaching the scene swerves to miss McVicker, striking and killing Mullins instantly. McVicker survives, but suffered major injuries.
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January 10 - Ray Bolger, actor, singer, dancer (+ 1987)
January 18 - Cary Grant, actor (+ 1986)
January 22 - George Balanchine, choreographer ...