January 14: Ratification Day in the United States (1784)Poster for the premiere of Tosca1301 King AndrewIII died without any male heirs, ending the rpd dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century.1900 Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote-issuing authority, was established.1970 The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria surrendered to the federal government less than three years after declaring independence, ending the Nigerian Civil War.2018 In the "Minneapolis Miracle", American football player Stefon Diggs caught a 61-yard (56m) touchdown pass that secured the Minnesota Vikings' victory in the National Football Conference divisional playoff game.Berthe Morisot (b.1841)George Pearce (b.1870)Rambhadracharya (b.1950)Arfa Karim (d.2012)More anniversaries: January 13January 14January 15ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout