January 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
February 23 » Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails.
April 5 » Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B.
June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
Day of death March 11, 1962
The temperature on March 11, 1962 was between 1.2 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain during 18.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
May 10 » Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.
May 19 » A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
July 2 » The first Walmart store, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
July 5 » The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France.
August 16 » Pete Best is discharged from The Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.
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