The temperature on March 16, 1962 was between -5.7 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 5 » French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
February 10 » Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for.
March 19 » The Algerian War of Independence ends.
July 23 » Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
October 12 » The Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages.
December 11 » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
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