January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
January 22 » Edward VII is proclaimed King after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
Day of death January 14, 1962
The temperature on January 14, 1962 was between 2.3 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain during 5.9 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 22 » Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board.
June 14 » The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
July 23 » The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
August 5 » American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
November 7 » Eleanor Roosevelt, wife and First Lady of the 32nd president of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, dies in her bed at her home in New York City.
December 11 » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
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