The temperature on December 31, 1961 was between 0.4 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 14.8 mm of rain during 12.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 17 » Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States.
April 11 » The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
September 1 » The first conference of the Non-Aligned Countries is held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
November 12 » Terry Jo Duperrault is the sole survivor of a series of brutal murders aboard the Ketch Bluebelle.
November 21 » The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.
December 31 » RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.
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