January 12, 1997 Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions January 12, 1997 Charles Huggins, surgeon/medical researcher, dies at 95 January 12, 1997 HAL became operational (2001: A Space Odyssey) January 12, 1997 Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated January 12, 1997 Jean Writer-Edern Hallier, dies at 60 January 12, 1997 Jill Summers, actress (Agatha Coronation Street), dies at 86 January 12, 1997 Space Shuttle STS 81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space January 12, 1997 Tiger Woods wins Mercedes Championships January 12, 1996 Edmund Happold, engineer, dies at 65 January 12, 1996 John Howard Purnell, scientist, dies at 70 January 12, 1996 Peggy Braithwaite, lighthouse-keeper, dies at 76 January 12, 1996 Russian troops arrived in Bosnia (joint operation with U.S.) January 12, 1996 Sarah Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin (survived) January 12, 1996 Sarahi Morales, Mexico, Siamese twin (died on Jan 27, 1996) January 12, 1995 Francis Lopez, songwriter, dies at 77 January 12, 1995 George Price, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 93 January 12, 1995 Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan January 12, 1995 Marion Herbst, German/Dutch jewelry designer, dies at 50 January 12, 1995 Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA January 12, 1995 Pope John Paul II begins visit to SE Asia